Students Only Know A Fraction Of Math Teacher’S Good Deeds
Jim O'Connor is a strict disciplinarian at St. Francis High, so it wasn't until students volunteered to help with a blood drive that they discovered he had a gentler side. By Nita Lelyveld | LA Times City Beat | http://lat.ms/1d72t2r Jim O'Connor carries month-old patient Mace De Luna at Children's Hospital. O'Connor is known for his no-nonsense demeanor in the classroom, but he is a
®Eform Groups Push Back On California’S Testing Plan
A Who’s Who of Gates/Broad/Walton Ed ®eform: ABC, Deasy’s own CORE CA, Ed Trust/West, Ed Voice, Parent Revolution, Michelle Rhee’s Students First & Teach Plus Hammer on California's Plan By Alyson Klein - Politics K-12 - Education Week http://bit.ly/18JZYnnon December 24, 2013 2:00 PM :: So remember how California is planning to suspend most of its accountability testing for a year in
A tale of broken romance - L.A. TEACHERS & ED ®EFORM COALITION: IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES? + smf’s 2¢
by Lisa Alva Wood From InterACT/The Accomplished California Teachers blog |http://bit.ly/JobOrb this post has been reblogged by The Washington Post Answer Sheet December 6, 2013 I QUIT. I had to. Hopefully, you’ve never picked up the telephone and felt the hair stand up on the back of your neck as you realized who was on the phone and what they were talking about, felt your heart empty out
12-23-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: ARNE DUNCAN PRAISES LAUSD GAINS IN READING & MATH + smf’s 2¢U.S. Secretary of Education praises L.A. Unified for school-improvement efforts reflected in 2013 national test scores. By Howard Blume- latimes.com http://lat.ms/19aHWc3 L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy at a school board meeting. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times / October 29, 2013) December 22