solidaridad: SPaARCS calls for support of the Lower Class Size resolution at LAUSD
solidaridad: SPaARCS calls for support of the Lower Class Size resolution at LAUSD. Tagged: Class Size Reduction, community, lausd, resistance, SPaARCS, Struggle
PESJA: Since Llury Garcia is a self-appointed expert on literacy, language arts, & principals, can we expect her to apply for Cobian’s job?
Since Llury Garcia is a self-appointed expert on literacy, language arts, & principals, can we expect her to apply for Cobian’s job? #LAUSD — PESJA Los Angeles (@PESJA_LA) June 3, 2013 This week, parents voted to accept Cobian’s turnaround plan as the next step forward. Although a Parent Revolution statement quoted [Llury] Garcia as saying […]
Let’s get real about #optout @John_Merrow
To understand this post it might be helpful to read Tim Slekar’s post here – to follow the discussion that ensued after John Merrow said “to hell with the tests.” His comment encouraged me to think that perhaps we had a reporter who was ready to tell the citizens of our country that a simple […]
What John Merrow didn’t post.
To understand this post it might be helpful to read Tim Slekar’s post here – to follow the discussion that ensued after John Merrow said “to hell with the tests.” His comment encouraged me to think that perhaps we had a reporter who was ready to tell the citizens of our country that a simple […]
Check out our new episode with Jesse Hagopian
You can listen here, great discussion, and a great call from a Portland area teacher. Good food for thought. At the same time Jesse and supporters are boycotting the MAP, and winning concessions, they are developing an alternative assessment structure based on their values as the actual educators. They are creating an assessment vacuum, so […]
Here I am, enjoying my coffee, and…
I have my local Fox 5 affiliate on in the background for noise, not really sure why. In any event, I see a short piece on the “Common Core Controversy.” I’ll post the segment later if the link becomes available. Not a lot of meat to the piece, but I must say one thing: Tea […]
NY’s Rube Goldberg Plan for Teacher Evaluation
When you have news that is too toxic even to go into the Friday afternoon news dump, you save it for Saturday when everyone is at the beach or at the park. That’s just what NY’s Broadie Ed Commish, John King, did Saturday, with the release of another anti child and anti teacher battle plan […]
De-Testing and De-Grading Schools (Peter Lang USA)
Please consider supporting this important volume available soon from Peter Lang USA and available now to preview and pre-order at amazon: De-Testing and De-Grading Schools, Joe Bower and P.L. Thomas, editors Includes work from many important voices in the New Media of blogging and Twitter: Joe Bower Alfie Kohn FairTest Anthony Cody Julie and David […]
#optout is so much more than “angry parents” @John_Merrow
Last week Shaun and I interviewed John Merrow concerning Michelle Rhee’s blatant cover up of cheating in DCPS while she was the Chancellor. John did his homework and presented a factual documentation that at a minimum deserves further media attention. It was an enlightening conversation and I’m still flabbergasted by the reluctance of any other media outlets […]
6-2-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: NY Columnist Worries About Global Warming from School Air Conditioners as State Prepares to Punish Teachers in Hot Classrooms by Jim Horn Opinionator Sara Mosle learned both teaching and politics from Teach for America, and now she is a favorite at the NYTimes to express the positivized neoliberal edu-position without having to think about it. Sara wonders in her latest column if children in air conditioned classrooms have an advantage over children who must swelter in school […] Asking a Better CCSS Support Question by plthomasedd As a fo... more »