BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANA
RECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POST
The GOP Shift in Education | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
THE GOP SHIFT IN EDUCATION
In a recent Slate article, Dana Goldstein argues that “Michele Bachmann's growing popularity among the Republican base signals . . . a sea change in the party's
The People's Library: Did You Know? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
THE PEOPLE'S LIBRARY: DID YOU KNOW?
The Library of Congress is the world’s largest library. Materials are added at the rate of 10,000 per day and the Copyright Office has a card catalogue with more than45 million card entries. It contains 838 miles of bookshelves and holds a collection of more than 147 million items. The Library is open to the public
Schools Matter: Oligarchs' Booker T. in KC Resigns, Leaving Big Broadie Shadow
OLIGARCHS' BOOKER T. IN KC RESIGNS, LEAVING BIG BROADIE SHADOW
UPDATE: Civil Rights Lawyers Sign Open Letter to Stop Chicago Schools Closure and Privatization Scheme – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
Civil Rights Lawyers Sign Open Letter to Stop Chicago Schools Closure and Privatization Scheme – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: Being Jeb...a pretend interview. by Chalk Face, PhD Reblogged from Blue Hat Movement: Hi, my name is Charlie and I want to present to you a scenario. For the sake of explaining a portion of what is happening to our public schools, I am going to perform a little magic and transport you to a world where I am Jeb Bush. But first, […] Sent by Jon Lubar, a few words on chronic absenteeism by Chalk Face, PhD I invited a guest speaker to come into one... more »
2nd Banana 5-18-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANA
RECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POST
Is School Funding Fair? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
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Is School Funding Fair? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Is School Funding Fair? by obriena Not in most states, according to a national report carddedicated to answering that question. Back in 2010, the first edition of a national report card on school funding and fairness was released. Considering “fair” school funding to be “a state finance system that ensures equal educational opportunity by providing a sufficient level of funding distributed to districts within the state to account for additional needs generated by student poverty,” it concluded that most... more »
Teacher’s resignation video: ‘Everything I loved about teaching is extinct’
Teacher’s resignation video: ‘Everything I loved about teaching is extinct’: Teacher’s resignation video: ‘Everything I loved about teaching is extinct’ By Valerie Strauss, Published: May 23, 2013 at 9:35 pmE-mail the writer 1 Comments More [image: i quit]In the video below, veteran teacher Ellie Rubenstein of Highland Park, Ill., resigns after eloquently explaining how teaching has changed over the past 15 years of school reform and why she believes public education is being misdirected. Rubenstein, who teaches fourth grade at the Lincoln School in the North Shore School District 1... more »
How closing schools hurts neighborhoods
How closing schools hurts neighborhoods: How closing schools hurts neighborhoods Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 6, 2013 at 6:00 am 0 Comments More [image: (thenotebook.org)] (thenotebook.org) On Thursday, the Philadelphia school district’s governing board, the School Reform Commission, will be voting on the most massive one-time downsizing of the system ever proposed. The district’s recently revised plan, which has encountered widespread community and teacher opposition, calls for closing 29 out of 239 district schools next fall – a step down from the original proposal to shutte... more »
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 5-21-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2
