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My experience at a #TFAListen event
TFA has two new co-CEO’s, Elisa Villanueva-Beard and Matt Kramer. Since they have started a few months ago, they have been going on a ‘listening’ tour around the country. Based on Tweets I had read about the tour and also from a montage video I had seen, the tone of the meetings could best be described as ‘chipper.’ To me this meant that either there was an effort to get a pro-TFA audience, or that TFA was just choosing to share the least contentious parts of these tour stops.
Popout
In a recent post I had written about the two new co-CEOs of TFA, I had mentioned that if I were invited to an event on their TFA listening tour, I’d go, even if it was some sort of mass invite instead of a personal invitation.
Well, a few days ago I did receive an email that Matt and Elisa want to meet with some alumni from the 1990s
Popout
In a recent post I had written about the two new co-CEOs of TFA, I had mentioned that if I were invited to an event on their TFA listening tour, I’d go, even if it was some sort of mass invite instead of a personal invitation.
Well, a few days ago I did receive an email that Matt and Elisa want to meet with some alumni from the 1990s
I think Charles Blow gets it right again
in a piece titled Of Slippery Slopes. Even though he assumes others are
tracking, or could track, everything I do in an increasing virtual reality.That he assumes it does not mean he agrees with it: it is just that because something CAN be done
eventually will be done, for good or ill, because information is power and human beings bend toward power the way weeds bend toward the sun.He is thus not surprised about the news that has exploded starting with the NSA and the Verizon data gathering.
June 10, 2013
Education Department to Host High School Culinary Students’ Competition for Healthy School Lunch
The U.S. Department of Education will host the national finals for eight teams of high school culinary students who are competing in the preparation of healthy, tasty and creative school lunches on Monday, June 10, at the department’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
Public Relations Group Launches Scholarship Program for Hispanic Undergrads
The Hispanic Public Relations Association’s New York Chapter announced the creation of the HPRA-NY Scholarship Program to assist New York area students of Hispanic descent (origin) achieve their educational goals. The program recognizes outstanding undergraduate academic achievement and community service among students who are pursuing a career in public relations and related communications fields. The announcement was made today by HPRA-NY President Andy Checo at the organization’s “Inside the Mind” event in New York City. A recent analysis conducted by The Pew Hispanic Center revealed that nearly 69 percent of 2012 high school Hispanics enrolled in college compared to 67 percent of their counterparts. While these numbers are promising, the analysis also uncovered a disparity in the number of Hispanics enrolling full-time in four-year colleges and universities. The HPRA-NY scholarship will be awarded to a qualified
Karen Lewis on Ben Austin’s Letter
A comment on Ben Austin’s open letter to me:
“Why would Ben Austin insert his own and his brother’s story in an open letter to you? And just for good measure, the annoying phrase, “…kids trapped in failing schools…” I am so sick of this refrain because it sounds like the rich and powerful really care. The parent tricker law is an outrage as are so many of these ALEC-induced mandates that are driving the joy out of teaching and learning.
“Here’s how we fix the schools. Go to the private schools where the elite send their children and watch what their
“Why would Ben Austin insert his own and his brother’s story in an open letter to you? And just for good measure, the annoying phrase, “…kids trapped in failing schools…” I am so sick of this refrain because it sounds like the rich and powerful really care. The parent tricker law is an outrage as are so many of these ALEC-induced mandates that are driving the joy out of teaching and learning.
“Here’s how we fix the schools. Go to the private schools where the elite send their children and watch what their
My Reply to Ben Austin’s Open Letter to Me | Diane Ravitch's blog
mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
My Reply to Ben Austin’s Open Letter to Me | Diane Ravitch's blog: My Reply to Ben Austin’s Open Letter to Me by dianerav [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Earlier today, Ben Austin wrote an open letter to me on Huffington Post. He expressed dismay about my characterization of him and his group Parent Revolution. Read his letter here. Here is my reply. Dear Ben Austin, Thank you for your invitation to engage in dialogue in your letter posted on Huffington Post. You probably know that I have been writing a daily blog for the past fourteen months and during that ti... more »
Bill Introduced: H.R.2173 Effective Teaching and Leading Act
To improve teacher quality, and for other purposes.
Bill Introduced: H.R.2170 Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership program in foreign languages.
This is not a school: Parents United statement on district layoffs
[Update: The District has actually issued 3,783 layoffs, over 20% of its total staff.]
Over 3,000 layoffs. Aides, secretaries, nurses, librarians, art and music teachers, classroom teachers, assistant principals, counselors—people who have worked in our children’s schools for years, keeping schools running smoothly and keeping our kids safe, teaching them to read music, administering medication, guiding them through applying to high school and college, and helping them acquire research skills.
Parents are appalled at this action, which will hurt everyone in our city in many ways. When 3,000 people lose their jobs, the economic and personal consequences borne by those individuals and their families are not only 
