Big Education Ape: Nite Cap 10-10-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Nite Cap 10-10-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

James Baldwin said it best:

"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."

A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAP

TODAY

Her name is Laporshia Massey and our hearts are breaking | Parents United for Public Education

Her name is Laporshia Massey and our hearts are breaking | Parents United for Public Education: Her name is Laporshia Massey and our hearts are breakingPosted on October 10, 2013 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a comment(Photo: City Paper via family of LaPorshia Massey)Our hearts are breaking over the death of beautiful 12 year old Bryant Elementary student Laporshia Massey, who died following an asth

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LAUSD to encourage teachers to wear LGBT 'ally' badges - latimes.com

LAUSD to encourage teachers to wear LGBT 'ally' badges - latimes.com: LAUSD to encourage teachers to wear LGBT 'ally' badgesThe front, left, of badges being distributed by the LAUSD has the word "ally" in seven languages. On the front is a list of resources on the back. Teachers and staff members are being encouraged to wear them.(L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center) By Ari BloomekatzOctober 1

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Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights

Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Reclaiming the Promise of Public EducationBy American Federation of Teachers on October 10, 2013By Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers (AFT)As the school year starts, I keep thinking about how teachers never really get a break. Despite the myth about “summers off,” I was with

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Tele-Town Hall with Diane Ravitch: Wednesday, Oct. 16th at 8:00 pm EDT | Reclaim Reform

Tele-Town Hall with Diane Ravitch: Wednesday, Oct. 16th at 8:00 pm EDT | Reclaim Reform: Tele-Town Hall with Diane Ravitch: Wednesday, Oct. 16th at 8:00 pm EDTPosted on October 10, 2013by Ken PrevitiTele-Town Hall with Diane Ravitch: Wednesday, Oct. 16th at 8:00 pm EDTIn September a group of about a hundred bloggers was invited to a tele-conference conversation with Diane Ravitch. Earlier, we had

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NYC Educator: UFT Moratorium--Too Little Too Late

NYC Educator: UFT Moratorium--Too Little Too Late: UFT Moratorium--Too Little Too LateIt's fairly amazing to see Gotham Schools write that "the teachers union is already hoping to slow things down." While it's true this is the first year junk science evaluation is officially in place, the fact is UFT officials were party to the law that mandated them. UFT supported it then, supported it

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Social Darwinism Resurrected for the New Gilded Age - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Social Darwinism Resurrected for the New Gilded Age - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Social Darwinism Resurrected for the New Gilded AgeBy Anthony Cody on October 10, 2013 2:20 PMOver at the Bridging Differences blog, a fascinating dialogue is occurring, where Michael Petrilli has been laying out the philosophical arguments for a two tier educational system. I appreciate Mr. Petrilli

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Why the Sacramento Bee Did Not Mention My Visit | Diane Ravitch's blog

Why the Sacramento Bee Did Not Mention My Visit | Diane Ravitch's blog: Why the Sacramento Bee Did Not Mention My Visit When I spoke in Sacramento last week about today’s failed fads in education, the town’s leading newspaper ignored my appearance. They ignored it even though I was introduced by Tom Torlakson, the state superintendent of education, and even though 1,000 people filled historic Memo

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This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education: Jose Vilson, Karen Lewis: 9781608463701: Amazon.com: Books

This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education: Jose Vilson, Karen Lewis: 9781608463701: Amazon.com: Books: This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and EducationPaperback – May 6, 2014by Jose Vilson (Author) , Karen Lewis (Foreword)Paperback $11.94 1 New from $11.94José Vilson writes about race, class, and education through stories from the classroom and researched e

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The Whole Child Blog 10-10-13 — Whole Child Education

The Whole Child Blog — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEarly Childhood Education: Balancing Expectations and What Young Learners Really NeedOctober 10, 2013 by Whole Child PodcastDownload Podcast Now [Right-Click to Save]What does "education" mean for our youngest learners? The first years of school are as important for an educated population as any other period, perhaps more.

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Now that Texas has a waiver from No Child, what will Michael Williams and team do about evaluating teachers and principals? | Dallas Morning News

Now that Texas has a waiver from No Child, what will Michael Williams and team do about evaluating teachers and principals? | Dallas Morning News: Now that Texas has a waiver from No Child, what will Michael Williams and team do about evaluating teachers and principals?By Bill McKenzie / Editorial Columnistwmckenzie@dallasnews.com12:26 pm on October 10, 2013 | Permalink120Texas Education Agency Co

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He says his daughter might be alive if not for school-nurse cuts :: News :: Philadelphia City Paper

He says his daughter might be alive if not for school-nurse cuts :: News :: Philadelphia City Paper: He says his daughter might be alive if not for school-nurse cutsBy Daniel Denvir Published: 10/10/2013 | 3 Comments PostedProvided by Daniel BurchSTUDENT DEATH: Laporshia Massey, 12, a student at Bryant Elementary School, became ill at school and died later that day.Sixth-grader Laporshia Massey di

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4-H National Youth Science Day to Feature the Power of Geospatial Technologies

4-H National Youth Science Day to Feature the Power of Geospatial Technologies 4-H National Youth Science Day to Feature the Power of Geospatial Technologies4-H leads the way in generating youth excitement in scienceChevy Chase, Md. (Oct. 8, 2013) – Tomorrow, millions of young people across the nation will become geospatial scientists for the day during the sixth annual 4-H National Youth Science

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10-10-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: I Am Malala - A Study in CourageMalala Yousafzai - the youngest person in the world to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize - was on The Daily Show on Tuesday night. A year ago, she was shot in the head as she rode a schoolbus by a Taliban gunman near her home in Pakistan's Swat Valley. She almost died and it's a miracle that she survived. The Taliban has vowed t

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10-10-13 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: Calling Wendy Kopp!With the government shutdown, a great opportunity exists for those entrepreneurs who see education as fertile ground for their innovative innovations.Wendy Kopp, here is an idea for you—free of charge:Govern for AmericaCall on bright young college grads with no expertise or experience in government to commit to 2-year (House) or 6-year (Senate) stints in the U.S.

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Feds give seed money to help get older students off SSI rolls SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources

SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Feds give seed money to help get older students off SSI rollsBy Kimberly BeltranThursday, October 10, 2013California won $50 million grant from a federal program aimed at developing creative new strategies for reducing the number of families and young adults receiving Supplemental Security Income.The Promoting the Readiness of Minors in Supplemental

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A PURE plan for Chicago schools

Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » A PURE plan for Chicago schools: A PURE plan for Chicago schoolshe Chicago Tribune, the noted corporate reform cheerleader, has requested the public’s input into various phases of a proposed master plan for Chicago. This week they are looking at the schools.Although the paper has been reluctant to share other pieces of wisdom from PURE and

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Alberta Darling Proposal Could Evict 3500 Public School Students to repalce with Private Schools | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

Alberta Darling Proposal Could Evict 3500 Public School Students to repalce with Private Schools | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Senate proposal could evict 3,500+ MPS students from their schools, including some of the most successful in the cityPublished: October 9, 2013 MPSProposal to strip local control over school facilities comes as MPS sees first enrollment increase in a decade

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Cali Education Headlines Thursday, October 10, 2013

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Education HeadlinesThursday, October 10, 2013Somis school board decides to build new school instead of renovatingVoting unanimously, the Somis Union School District board agreed to move forward with plans to buy property to build a school. The decision means leaving the 90-year-old Somis School on North Street, which sits on four pipelines.Si

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Kindergarten gets tough as kids are forced to bubble in multiple choice tests - NY Daily News

Kindergarten gets tough as kids are forced to bubble in multiple choice tests - NY Daily News: Kindergarten gets tough as kids are forced to bubble in multiple choice testsThey don’t even know how to hold a pencil yet, but kindergartners are getting a taste of the tough side of education with Common Core standardized math tests.Comments (54)BY RACHEL MONAHAN / NEW YORK DAILY NEWSTHURSDAY, OCTOBER

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Morning Wink 10-10-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK AM POSTSTODAYFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Sports section. Andy Pafko, Don Newcomb and Jackie Robinson, 1951. Andy Pafko is dead. And so are the World Series chances for the Pirates. My Dodgers are sti

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Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Sports section. Andy Pafko, Don Newcomb and Jackie Robinson, 1951. Andy Pafko is dead. And so are the World Series chances for the Pirates. My Dodgers are still in it. My Pittsburgh Pirates story: In 2008 Anne and I had rented house on the other side of the Lake. I was a delegate to the National Educ

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10-10-13 Wait What?

Wait What?: Capital Prep’s Steve Perry: A Connecticut taxpayer funded voice for the education reform industryWednesday morning, October 9, 2013: The school day began and Hartford Board of Education employee Steve Perry is busy using his personal twitter account to attack his opponents. His target on this day, Diane Ravitch, the nation’s leading public education advocate. Perry is the principal of

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Threats to student privacy unite parent and advocacy groups | Parents Across America

Threats to student privacy unite parent and advocacy groups | Parents Across America: Threats to student privacy unite parent and advocacy groupsNew statewide coalition calls on state board and Chicago schools for more information on inBloom program Chicago, IL: A new coalition of local and national parent and advocacy organizations today raised questions about how private student information is p

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The message is on the meter

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The message is on the meter: The message is on the meterI'm starting to see these stickers on parking meters around the city. They are to remind us of the need to tell our Aldermen to support the Privatization Transparency and Accountability Ordinance. Check it out on Twitter #PTAO. ClosingsChicago school closings have crippled parent participation in their children'

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10-10-13 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: Common Core in the Real World: Destroying Literacy through Standardization (Again) | the becoming radicalCommon Core in the Real World: Destroying Literacy through Standardization (Again) | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 58min 10-8-13 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: Ali: “You must listen to me” | the becoming radicalAli: “You must listen to me” | the becoming radical.by

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Education-Labor Collaboration Marks Important Beginning | janresseger

Education-Labor Collaboration Marks Important Beginning | janresseger: Education-Labor Collaboration Marks Important BeginningPosted on October 10, 2013 by janressegerWhat makes the tide of public opinion turn against the conventional wisdom? It can happen. I remember the nation slowly turning against the war in Vietnam. The struggle involved rancor and violence. One reason opinion shifted on V

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Robbing Peter to pay Paul: 'Leveling' Philly schools in the time of budget crisis | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Robbing Peter to pay Paul: 'Leveling' Philly schools in the time of budget crisis | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Robbing Peter to pay Paul: 'Leveling' Philly schools in the time of budget crisisby thenotebook on Oct 10 2013 Posted in Latest news="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENT

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The Especially Deserving Poor - Bridging Differences - Education Week

The Especially Deserving Poor - Bridging Differences - Education Week: The Especially Deserving PoorBy Mike Petrilli on October 10, 2013 9:59 AMDear Deborah,A healthy debate we've started! I'm not sure we've bridged many differences, though; maybe we should change the blog's name to Bigging Differences.In that spirit, let me float another provocative but commonsensical idea: We need to do everythi

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Common Core in the Real World: Destroying Literacy through Standardization (Again) | the becoming radical

Common Core in the Real World: Destroying Literacy through Standardization (Again) | the becoming radical: COMMON CORE IN THE REAL WORLD: DESTROYING LITERACY THROUGH STANDARDIZATION (AGAIN)I have a brief comedy routine I use with my students, typically early in each course I teach—in part to introduce them to me, and in part to make a point about literacy.* The joke goes like this:“When I graduate

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21st Century Career-Technical Education

Albert Shanker Institute » 21st Century Career-Technical Education: 21st Century Career-Technical Education UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS & THE ALBERT SHANKER INSTITUTEFulfilling The Promise Of a Quality Education for All:21st Century Career & Technical EducationOctober 10-11, 2013United Federation of Teachers52 Broadway, New York, NYWatch live video from 52bway on www.justin.tvFor the age

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Video: NEA Joins Thousands in Rally for Immigration Reform | NEA Today

Video: NEA Joins Thousands in Rally for Immigration Reform | NEA Today: Video: NEA Joins Thousands in Rally for Immigration ReformOctober 10, 2013 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Tim WalkerThousands of people gathered on the National Mall on Tuesday to urge Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. The March and Rally for Immigrant Dignity and Re

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Chicago School Closings a Blow to Parental Involvement? | Lorraine Forte

Chicago School Closings a Blow to Parental Involvement? | Lorraine Forte: Chicago School Closings a Blow to Parental Involvement?Posted: 10/09/2013 9:17 pmAny adult who was successful in school will likely remember that their parents played a defining role in that success. What happens during the roughly six-hour school day is only part of the learning equation. Who else but a parent or guardian w

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-10-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Andrea Gabor: inBloom, Student Data: Follow the MoneyIn this brilliant and frightening post, Andrea Gabor connects the dots that lead from your child’s personal, confidential information to a data cloud where marketers can hack into everything they want to know about your child. Whose money is behind it? One guess. Who is making mo

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10-10-13 Ed Notes Online: Citizens of the World Charter Run By Eva's Husband May Close Due to Low Enrollment

Ed Notes Online: Citizens of the World Charter Run By Eva's Husband May Close Due to Low Enrollment: Citizens of the World Charter Run By Eva's Husband May Close Due to Low EnrollmentGoodbye Eric (Grannis), good bye EricWe're happy to see you go (even though we don't believe the State Ed Charter Suck-Up Center (CSUC) would ever close a charter even if it had 1 kid left.)We have always said that so

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10-10-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Ed Deformer Says If You're A Critic Of Charters, You're A Segregationist@DianeRavitch @rweingarten YOU, the 'historian', are on the same side of history as the segregationists who fought to keep ppl in the hood.— Dr. Steve Perry (@DrStevePerry) October 9, 2013Ravitch responds:@DrStevePerry @rweingarten George Wallace and Strom Thurmond fought for school choice. Dr. ML King f

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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: "Building a Community of Self-Motivated Learners: Strategies for Teaching Resilience, Respect, and Responsibility" is the tentative title of my next book. It will be the third in my student motivation "trilogy."The Best Resources For Understanding The Debt CeilingWe don’t have much time until the United

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Daily Kos: Charles M. Blow opines on "Big Money Manipulators" and I react

Daily Kos: Charles M. Blow opines on "Big Money Manipulators" and I react: Charles M. Blow opines on "Big Money Manipulators" and I reactbyteacherkenFollowHis column is occasioned by the arguments before the Supreme Court which could lift the limits on total contributions per federal cycle, so that the wealthy could give the max per candidate to as many candidates as they might

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With A Brooklyn Accent: Test Related Stress in the Schools of New York State- Reed it and Weep

With A Brooklyn Accent: Test Related Stress in the Schools of New York State- Reed it and Weep: Test Related Stress in the Schools of New York State- Reed it and WeepTest Related Stress in the Schools of New York State- Reed it and WeepDanielle Brooksabout an hour ago near Oceanside · Statement for New York State Assembly Education ForumOctober 7, 2013 at 10:14pmStatement for New York State Assemb

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Make student loans less interest-ing, says Sen. Elizabeth Warren | EdSource Today

Make student loans less interest-ing, says Sen. Elizabeth Warren | EdSource Today: Make student loans less interest-ing, says Sen. Elizabeth WarrenOctober 9th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Kathryn BaronSen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., spoke last month at the Education Writers Association conference in Boston. Credit: Mikhail Zinshteyn, National Education Writers AssociationThe federal government shou

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Ben Mardell on Early Childhood Education |

Ben Mardell on Early Childhood Education |: Ben Mardell on Early Childhood EducationOctober 10, 2013 by Alyssa HaywoodePhoto: Caroline Silber for Strategies for Children“Four year olds are citizens, not potential citizens, not citizens in training, but citizens, with rights and obligations like all citizens,” Ben Mardell and his co-authors write in a 2010 paper called, – “The Rights of Children: P

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Final Draft of C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards Released | Truth in American Education

Final Draft of C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards Released | Truth in American Education: Final Draft of C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards ReleasedFiled in C3 State Social Studies Standards by Shane Vander Hart on October 10, 2013 • 0 CommentsThe National Council for Social Studies just released the final draft of theCollege, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Soc

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Teachers, Like the Rest of Us, Must Be Salesmen Now | toteachornototeach

Teachers, Like the Rest of Us, Must Be Salesmen Now | toteachornototeach: Teachers, Like the Rest of Us, Must Be Salesmen Nowby Gabriel Sanchez ZinnyDaniel H. Pink’s latest book, To Sell is Human, provides an excellent overview of how the internet revolution has impacted nearly all types of jobs across all manner of industries — and in particular, sales. Contrary to the predictions of many other a

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Why the ‘GREAT Teachers and Principals Act’ is not great

Why the ‘GREAT Teachers and Principals Act’ is not great: Why the ‘GREAT Teachers and Principals Act’ is not greatBy Valerie Strauss, Published: October 10 at 6:00 amE-mail the writer1CommentsMore(Reuters)Legislation in Congress called the GREAT Teachers and Principals Act sounds good but is anything but great in its proposal for new educator preparation programs, according to this post by Kenneth

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Oregon Save Our Schools: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Save the Date for Oct. 17th!

Oregon Save Our Schools: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Save the Date for Oct. 17th!: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Save the Date for Oct. 17th!Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris on 2 December 1804, by Jacques-Louis DavidLike brazen Napoleon crowning himself in the above art piece, the Oregon Business Association wi

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YESTERDAY

Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 10-9-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMUFT calls for moratorium on high-stakes for Common Core testsMichael Mulgrew speaking at UFT headquarters in January after evaluations talks broke down between the union and the city. City schools are just a few months into implementing new teacher evaluations, but the teachers union is already hoping to slow things down. Citing the many

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Today marks what would've been John Lennon's 73rd birthday

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From the WTF Charter School File: Nonclassroom-Based Webinar Script - Administration & Support

Nonclassroom-Based Webinar Script - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education): Nonclassroom-Based Webinar ScriptNonclassroom−Based Instruction Request for Funding Determination, Fiscal year 2013-14 October 4, 2013 Webinar ScriptNonclassroom-Based Instruction Request for Funding Determination, Fiscal Year 2013-14 Webinar Script October 4, 2013This page is the Accessible Alternative Versio

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Nite Cap 10-9-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYTeachers and public schools are under attack worldwide. Really? | Reclaim ReformTeachers and public schools are under attack worldwide. Really? | Reclaim Reform: Teachers and public schools are under attack worldwide. Really?Posted on Octobe

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