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'The Last Waltz' for Philly school kids | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
'The Last Waltz' for Philly school kids | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: 'The Last Waltz' for Philly school kidsby thenotebook on Nov 27 2013 Posted in Latest news="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (0)PRINT'Last Waltz' for Philly school kids: Philly musician Ali Wadsworth and Andrew Lipke rehearse songsby Kevin McCorry for NewsWorksIn the wake of the Philadelphia School District's budget crisis, a group of prominent area musicians have banded together to stage a Thanksgiving
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Energizing Exhausted Teachers | InterACT
Energizing Exhausted Teachers | InterACT: Energizing Exhausted TeachersNOVEMBER 27, 2013tags: advice, Allison Rimm, business, Dan Pink, HBRby David B. CohenAllison Rimm has a recent post at the Harvard Business Review offering some interesting Tips for Energizing Your Exhausted Employees. Rimm speaks of work with IT staff in the medical industry, but see if this sounds like advice that would apply to education. It was clear from the rich literature on motivation and from my own experience that employees would need five things:A solid understanding of the relevance of their work to the hospital
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Breaking: Whole Foods strike wins Thanksgiving day off, workers say - Salon.com
Breaking: Whole Foods strike wins Thanksgiving day off, workers say - Salon.com: Breaking: Whole Foods strike wins Thanksgiving day off, workers say(UPDATED) “I think it will be disruptive, but that’s kind of the point," says one of Chicago workers striking todayJOSH EIDELSON(Credit: AP/Steven Senne)A handful of Whole Foods workers plan to strike today at two stores, joining this month’s wave of non-union low-wage worker strikes and highlighting their opposition to an escalating trend: Employees stuck spending Thanksgiving with throngs of customers rather than in the company of friends an
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11-27-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Report on John King/Merryl Tisch Dog and Pony Show in BinghamtonBearing signs reading “We are human, not machines,” “Oust the King” and “End Fed Ed,” Binghamton area residents let state Education Commissioner John King see — and hear — their discontent with Common Core state standards. “Tell the assembly we’re coming for them. We’re coming for them, we’re angry and we vote,” said
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Scarecrows Countering Common Core – redqueeninla
Scarecrows Countering Common Core – redqueeninla: Scarecrows Countering Common Core We seem to be caught up in a national hysteria that confuses association with cause.  Everywhere there is talk of “graduation rates” and being “college-ready”.  There is a monochrome drumbeat about moving lock-step through a series of educational steps that equate with career-ladder steps.  And I know well the hist
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inBloom bombs out in Chicago Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » inBloom bombs out in Chicago: inBloom bombs out in ChicagoCPS made it official yesterday – they will not participate in inBloom.Their announcement came at the end of a week of action by PURE and More Than a Score challenging this private company’s threat to Chicago students’ privacy. We had meetings with the Sun-Times and Tribune editorial
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Pass the Salary | EduShyster
Pass the Salary | EduShyster: Pass the Salary Just in time for the holidays, a reform groaner for the groaning boardReader: if your holidays are anything like mine then you are looking forward to consuming an entire box of Asti Spumante engaging in a vigorous back-and-forth about education policy with your entire extended family. But with so many great ideas out there for improving our failed and
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Choosing Democracy: Fast for Immigration Reform - for Thanksgiving
Choosing Democracy: Fast for Immigration Reform - for Thanksgiving: Fast for Immigration Reform - for ThanksgivingBy THE EDITORIAL BOARD. NY Times.  November 27, 2013.President Obama made the case for immigration reform again on Monday, in a speech in San Francisco that seemed mostly directed to Republicans in Congress, who aren’t listening. (see http://antiracismdsa.blogspot.com/2013/11/barack-ob
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11-27-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG Education Selfies — Whole Child Education
Education Selfies — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEducation SelfiesNovember 27, 2013 by Barry SaideA friend of mine's daughter took a picture of herself using his phone. She is 18 months old. He should be glad she didn't do something else with it. He captioned it, "Caden's first selfie." We call these pictures "selfies" because it's a picture taken of yourself, by
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Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama & Neo-Liberalism are the Daleys Gifts to Chicago and the Nation. Thanks. | Black Agenda Report
Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama & Neo-Liberalism are the Daleys' Gifts to Chicago and the Nation. Thanks. | Black Agenda Report: Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama & Neo-Liberalism are the Daleys' Gifts to Chicago and the Nation. Thanks. Chicago's Daley regime was a half century orgy of arrogance, racism and plunder. Thanks to President Obama, it not only continues with the succession of R
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Beyond the So-Called First Thanksgiving: 5 Children's Books That Set the Record Straight - ICTMN.com
Beyond the So-Called First Thanksgiving: 5 Children's Books That Set the Record Straight - ICTMN.com: Beyond the So-Called First Thanksgiving: 5 Children's Books That Set the Record StraightDebbie Reese11/19/13It’s November, a time of year that many parents, teachers, and librarians look forward to giving children books about what is commonly—and erroneously—called “The First Thanksgiving.” Others
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NYC Public School Parents: Chicago parents give thanks as their schools pull out of inBloom Inc., but NY Commissioner KIng remains fully committed; why?
NYC Public School Parents: Chicago parents give thanks as their schools pull out of inBloom Inc., but NY Commissioner KIng remains fully committed; why?: Chicago parents give thanks as their schools pull out of inBloom Inc., but NY Commissioner KIng remains fully committed; why?Illinois State Superintendent Chris KochAs reported in today’s Sun-Times, Chicago is dropping inBloom like a hot potato. 
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11-27-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Everyone has a Gift to ShareHere's a video from Night of Too Many Stars (back in October) where we meet Jodi DiPiazza, an 11 year-old with autism.  She and Katy Perry sing "Firework."Jodi's father said:Her father explained: "We were afraid she would never speak. Never dreaming she would sing, or even be able to understand. I've taken off the idea tha
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Where are the most economically segregated charter schools? (& why does it matter?) | School Finance 101
Where are the most economically segregated charter schools? (& why does it matter?) | School Finance 101: Where are the most economically segregated charter schools? (& why does it matter?)Posted on November 27, 20130       Rate ThisIn this first of several posts, I explore economic variation in charter enrollments in the states of Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut.I’m taking a fai
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A matter of money | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
A matter of money | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: A matter of moneyPhiladelphia schools are struggling, yet some critics question whether more funds are needed.="" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailMore Sharing ServicesCOMMENTS (0)PRINTPhoto: Harvey FinkleProtests like this Market Street march in August have been aimed at persuading of
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Arne Duncan schooled in limits of power - Stephanie Simon - POLITICO.com
Arne Duncan schooled in limits of power - Stephanie Simon - POLITICO.com: Arne Duncan schooled in limits of power12122  There’s no clear evidence that Duncan’s prescriptions are helping. | John Shinkle/POLITICOCloseBy STEPHANIE SIMON | 11/27/13 5:06 AM ESTArne Duncan brought the most ambitious reform agenda in years to the Department of Education — and a determination to use every lever of power t
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AFT President Randi Weingarten to Discuss Affordable Care Act, Northside Medical Center Contract Talks - Press Release - Digital Journal
AFT President Randi Weingarten to Discuss Affordable Care Act, Northside Medical Center Contract Talks - Press Release - Digital Journal: AFT President Randi Weingarten to Discuss Affordable Care Act, Northside Medical Center Contract TalksPR NewswireYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Nov. 27, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Nov. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Ohio Nurses Associat
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Remove Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government
Remove Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government: WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:Remove Arne Duncan as Secretary of EducationSecretary of Education Arne Duncan consistently and flagrantly disregards the concerns of the parents and teachers of America's schoolchildren. He dismisses their concerns in favor of corporate interests. In his recent comme
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Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, November 27, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Performing arts backers gain momentum in pursuit of Sacramento campusEducation HeadlinesWednesday, November 27, 2013FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Judge: Miramonte parents' claims can move forward along
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A Massachusetts Student Writes: How MCAS Derailed My Education - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
A Massachusetts Student Writes: How MCAS Derailed My Education - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: A Massachusetts Student Writes: How MCAS Derailed My EducationBy Anthony Cody on November 27, 2013 10:48 AMOPT-OUT/REFUSAL GUIDES FOR EACH STATEAs the debate rages over the Common Core, one rather simple solution has been offered. Massachusetts is recognized as the state with the highest s
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Morning Wink 11-27-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSmark as readLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “My Best Posts On Parent Engagement In 2013″I’m kicking-off my annual “Best” lists with My Best Posts On Parent Engagement In 2013 over at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School. You’ll see many
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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: “My Best Posts On Parent Engagement In 2013″I’m kicking-off my annual “Best” lists with My Best Posts On Parent Engagement In 2013 over at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School. You’ll see many more lists over the next thirty days. You might also be interested in All My “Best Of 2013 – So Far” Lists In One Place, which
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Byrd-Bennett, the Great Disruptor, is at it again
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Byrd-Bennett, the Great Disruptor, is at it again: Byrd-Bennett, the Great Disruptor, is at it again“This is reflective of the [schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett’s] commitment to bring stability to our communities after consolidating underutilized schools.” -- CPS Liar-in-Chief Becky Carroll.Last week we heard this from CPS' number-two, Tim Cawley: “It is highly disru
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International Education Achievement Tests…So What? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
International Education Achievement Tests…So What? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: International Education Achievement Tests…So What?By Cheryl S. Williams on November 27, 2013My Learning First Alliance (LFA) colleagues and I have been giving quite a bit of attention to the impending release of the latest results from the Organisaton for Economic Co-operation and Development’
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Once lured by incentive grants, most teachers stuck around at new campuses, study says | EdSource Today
Once lured by incentive grants, most teachers stuck around at new campuses, study says | EdSource Today: Once lured by incentive grants, most teachers stuck around at new campuses, study saysNovember 26th, 2013 | 1 Comment | By John Fensterwald1Encouraging results from a study on cash incentives for transferring teachers to low-performing schools could have implications for districts eyeing option
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-27-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: mark as readEduShyster: When Public Pensions Are “Reformed,” Pensioners Get ShaftedMazinger G, a member of the unaccredited EduShyster Academy, here explains what happened in Rhode Island when a “reformer” took control of the state’s pension funds. What happened when the state treasurer Gina Raimondo adopted. New strategy of invest
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11-27-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: My child is more than a test score… All children are more than test scoresMy child is more than a test score…. All children are more than test scores Here is a 3-minute video made by ParentVoicesNY, an organization of public school parents in New York City. It is addressed to Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio but it applies just as well to every governor, state legislator or mayor in the […]T
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11-27-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: ‘No one really cares, do they?’“No one really cares, do they?”  That is one of the reasons for why No Child Left Behind won’t be rewritten, according to a new report on what “education influentials” think will happen in the world of education. Actually, a lot of people care, because it affects what happens in classrooms to children, but, apparently, it’s […]    by Valerie Strauss
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11-27-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: The Opt-Outers are OutedFound this posted over at @thechalkface HT to Shaun Johnson. Now it's time to move on and change the discussion and have a conversation about what should replace the test and punish curriculum.Need a new vision of what education should look like.New York MagazineThe Opt-OutersWhat happens if enough New York parents say they don’t want their kids to take test
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11-27-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Ben Velderman. My stalker and dark money.    My stalker Ben Velderman in 2010 and more recently. Some of my older readers may recall Ben Velderman. Back when I was president of the union local, the Park Ridge Education Association, Ben filed a Freedom of Information Act request for all of my work emai
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11-27-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: Teaching - Giving Thanks to studentsFor me, teaching is more about relationship that it is about content or skill.  That is, unless I can build a relationship where students will trust me, it is hard to challenge them to the kind of intellectual growth that really matters, which is far more than memorizing facts or performing well on various tests, mine or those imposed fr
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11-27-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Education Reform as Collaboration, Not CompetitionEducation Reform as Collaboration, Not Competition. via Education Reform as Collaboration, Not Competition.by plthomasedd / 2h 11-26-13 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: Misreading “Grit”: On Treating Children Better than Salmon or Sea TurtlesMisreading \”Grit\”: On Treating Children Better than Salmon or Sea Turtles. via Misreadi
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11-27-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Education Reform as Collaboration, Not CompetitionAt This Week in Poverty, Greg Kaufmann offers Anti-Poverty Leaders Discuss the Need for a Shared Agenda. Taking a similar pose, Diane Ravitch offers her reasoned “dissent” to my post, Secretary Duncan and the Politics of
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11-27-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: 63% In NY State Back De Blasio To Raise Tax On Wealthy For Pre-KDavid Dinkins called fora return to the regressive commuters tax to fund universal pre-K in NYC, saying the measure will not be popular in Albany, but state voters overwhelmingly back de Blasio's plan:Meanwhile, 62 percent of New York state voters back New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s plan to raise inc
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Week in Class: Week Twelve 2013 – What’s the Question?
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Week in Class: Week Twelve 2013 – What’s the Question?: Week in Class: Week Twelve 2013 – What’s the Question? My previous post looked at a badly done task via Common Core. To cleanse my palate and focus on the positive, I’d like to share some of the questions that I’ve heard and asked, in my classroom as part of formative assessment.I’m going to focus in o
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Slow to judge teachers in part by student test scores, Oregon remains at 'high risk' for No Child Left Behind sanctions, feds say | OregonLive.com
Slow to judge teachers in part by student test scores, Oregon remains at 'high risk' for No Child Left Behind sanctions, feds say | OregonLive.com: Slow to judge teachers in part by student test scores, Oregon remains at 'high risk' for No Child Left Behind sanctions, feds sayThe U.S. Department of Education will not reverse its decision that Oregon is a "high risk" of failing to use stu
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Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: H.R. 3583: Malala Yousafzai Scholarship ActTo expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program.6h hide  //  saveBill Introduced: H.R. 3477: Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university law school programs t
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NYC Educator: I Don't Know Anything About Medicine, but I Know What I Like
NYC Educator: I Don't Know Anything About Medicine, but I Know What I Like: I Don't Know Anything About Medicine, but I Know What I LikeI'm watching the news crawl on CBS TV. Apparently some religious groups are going to the Supreme Court complaining their religious beliefs are offended by the notion of providing contraception care. I'm really curious why anyone with such reservations would be in
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Computer expert details bogus charter school documents - Philly.com
Computer expert details bogus charter school documents - Philly.com: Computer expert details bogus charter school documentsBy Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff WriterPOSTED: November 26, 2013The former business manager of Dorothy June Brown's charter school network admitted in federal court Monday that he was lying to federal investigators when he told them the school boards had approved emergency lo
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Hey, kid! How do I get (and keep) your attention? | HechingerEd Blog
Hey, kid! How do I get (and keep) your attention? | HechingerEd Blog: Hey, kid! How do I get (and keep) your attention?Much can be said about the lack of access to enrichment opportunities for youth growing up in urban, high-poverty neighborhoods. But what about all those after-school programs that few kids bother to attend, or that never get off the ground to begin with?Lesson No. 1: Don’t call a
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K-12 Inc., Largest Education Management Organization, Pays CEO $19 Million from Our Taxes | janresseger
K-12 Inc., Largest Education Management Organization, Pays CEO $19 Million from Our Taxes | janresseger: K-12 Inc., Largest Education Management Organization, Pays CEO $19 Million from Our TaxesPosted on November 27, 2013 by janressegerThis week the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) at the University of Colorado published the fourteenth edition of its report, Profiles of For-Profit and Nonpr
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My visit with, and award from, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
My visit with, and award from, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsMy visit with, and award from, the Louisiana Federation of TeachersPosted on November 26, 20130Yesterday the Louisiana Federation of Teachers tried to “off” me.Not intentionally of course. They were actually being quite thoughtful, presenting me with a
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Press Release From Senator Tony Avella Concerning PS 29 in Queens - southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Press Release From Senator Tony Avella Concerning PS 29 in QueensTHE HERO OF PS 29This came across the SBSB newsroom just the other day.State Senator Tony Avella, sent out a press release on October 11, 2013 in the matter of Jennifer Jones-Rogers of PS 29 in Queens.For those that don't recall, this blog covered the travesty Jones-Rogers reign of error here, here, a
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Why Milwaukee Voucher Students are Returning to Public Schools | NEA Today
Why Milwaukee Voucher Students are Returning to Public Schools | NEA Today: Why Milwaukee Voucher Students are Returning to Public SchoolsNovember 26, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Mary Ellen FlanneryClarence Montgomery has talked to dozens of parents and guardians whose children have attended voucher schools in Milwaukee, and they all have said the same
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Blaming Nature (On Vanessa VanDyke, Rihanna, and Natural Hair) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
Blaming Nature (On Vanessa VanDyke, Rihanna, and Natural Hair) - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: Blaming Nature (On Vanessa VanDyke, Rihanna, and Natural Hair)by JOSE VILSON on NOVEMBER 26, 2013in JOSERihanna at the AMAsIn the hood, I’ve seen girls and women rock doobie wraps to tuck in a hairstyle they’ll show off the next day. It’s akin to wearing rollers or, for guys, wearing a doo-rag befor
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Guest: Strong teacher or not, class size still matters | Education Lab Blog | Seattle Times
Guest: Strong teacher or not, class size still matters | Education Lab Blog | Seattle Times: Guest: Strong teacher or not, class size still mattersPosted by Gary PlanoGary PlanoThe simulated study on the effect strong teachers can have on students,released last week by the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, makes an excellent point about the value of excellent educator
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Nite Cap 11-26-13 #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 CAPmark as readRecommendation, Development of a Growth Model - Legislative ReportRecommendation, Development of a Growth Model - Legislative Report (CA Dept of Education): Recommendation, Development of a Growth Model - Legislative ReportReport to t
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