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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Diane in the Evening 7-16-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

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Connecticut Supreme Court Will Rule on Vallas Matter
The fate of Paul Vallas will be decided by Connecticut’s highest court. An earlier court decision ruled that he lacked the qualifications specified in state law.


  FAIRTEST: Florida Grading System Is a Scam
A statement today from FAIRTEST: National Center for Fair & Open Testing for further information: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell (239) 699-0468 for immediate release, Tuesday, July 16, 2013 FLORIDA SCHOOL GRADES ARE “POLITICALLY MANIPULATED SCAM” ASSESSMENT REFORM LEADER CALLS FOR END OF “FAILED EXPERIMENT IN BOGUS ACCOUNTABILITY” Today’s Board of Education vote to again change the state
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-16-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Steve Rhodes: CPS Cuts Central Office Again and Again and…Steve Rhodes tries to understand how the Chicago Public Schools claims $600 million in cuts to “central office.” Rhodes says the claims defy both mathematics and physics. In fact, the cuts are not cuts, and “central office” does not mean central office. He writes: “But this