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8-17-13 SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

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The Unintended Lessons from Florida: Class Grades, pt. 2 | the becoming radical
The Unintended Lessons from Florida: Class Grades, pt. 2 | the becoming radical.
As “scary” as it gets, a blank parent report. #optout
See how easy this is? No consequences, just a blank report. That’s all. So, parents, what are you waiting for? An invitation?
Reprise: Corporatism, KIPP, and Cultural Eugenics
Title: Corporatism, KIPP, and Cultural Eugenics (2011) Author:  Jim Horn Corporatism is about crushing the capacity for moral choice.  Chris Hedges In a 2009 report entitled Parsing the Achievement Gap II, researchers (Barton and Coley 2009) recalibrated the achievement gaps[i] that Barton had first documented in Parsing the Achievement Gap: Baselines for Tracking Progress (Barton […]
Our interview with @henryrollins on education coming up this Tuesday
Yes, reader, some of you might be wondering, “Why Henry Rollins?” Still others, “Who IS Henry Rollins?” I’ve never made it a secret that I am a huge punk rock fan. In fact, I can’t seem to get out of the late 70s, early 80s, musically. I’m “discovering” new bands everyday from that era of […]
All Week 8-17-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week 8-10-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTERClass Grades | the becoming radicalClass Grades | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 43min EdWeek and the Gates Love Affair that Just Won’t Go AwayIn the Digital Education blog at Education Week, Q&A: Bill Gates on Teaching, Ed Tech, and Philanthropy provides Gates with yet another platform to (this