Teachers Fleeing New Mexico Districts
This article will be updated as more formal reports are released. Thanks to an orchestrated drive to punish good teachers and reward those who follow the rules (yes, there is a big difference), the number of early retirements and resignations in districts throughout New Mexico are increasing rapidly. There is always turnover to be expected, […]
What Are Tests Really Measuring?: When Achievement Isn’t Achievement
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Anti-union, Nonprofit Shill Attacks AFT
On December 10, 2013, the Center for Union Facts (CUF) (don’t believe the name) sponsored a full-page ad in the New York Times attributing the “high school slip in global rankings” to a single issue: The failure of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten to promote merit pay for teachers. The ad reads, We have fallen […]
Thomas: Charter schools not a smart investment for S.C.
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12-10-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: VAM Fails Test, Again: The Bizarro World of Education ReformVAM Fails Test, Again: The Bizarro World of Education Reform. via VAM Fails Test, Again: The Bizarro World of Education Reform.by plthomasedd / 1h 12-8-13 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: Mandela: Dishonored by Passive Radical MythMandela: Dishonored by Passive Radical Myth. via Mandela: Dishonored by Passive Radical