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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

11-20-13 Schools Matter

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Tell FedEx and the World How TFA Affected Your Life
Jim Horn ‏@MismeasureOfEd1mTFA impacted me when schools started hiring these corporate missionaries to replace teachers. http://at.fedex.com/qwi6o  #CountlessPossibilities Reply  Delete  Favorite  MoreExpand

Update on Data Quality Campaign to Judge All Knowledge on Corporate Needs
A Jane Roberts clip from the Memphis Corporate Appeal yesterday on DQC:. . . .In 2012, Tennessee scored six, including that it was among a handful of states taking steps to ensure that teachers — and students training to be teachers — know how to read data so they can better meet student needs. “We’ve seen a little gain in this area, but still Tennessee is in a small group here,” said Elizabeth Da

11-19-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: An Arne Duncan ReaderWhile Secretary of Education Arne Duncan—career-long bureaucrat who has never taught and has no formal background in education—has created a controversy over his swipe at "white suburban moms," the great irony comes from his equally vapid apology, in which he concludes: "Let’s get back to that conversation, because it’s an important one for our c