Nite Cap 12-5-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

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

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Is ASCD Embracing Market-Driven Education Reform? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Is ASCD Embracing Market-Driven Education Reform? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Is ASCD Embracing Market-Driven Education Reform?By Anthony Cody on December 5, 2013 5:37 PMAnother day, another headline on ASCD's Smartbrief extolling some new Common Core strategy. ASCD has signed on as an endorser of Common Core,  and in 2011, the Gates Foundation awarded ASCD a grant of $3 million "to provide teachers and school leaders with supports to implement the Common Core State Standards at the district, school, and classroom levels."  In July of this year, ASCD won an additio

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Would You Like Fries with That Reform? | EduShyster

Would You Like Fries with That Reform? | EduShyster: What does the battle over the minimum wage have to do with education? Everything…By Adell CothorneWay back before I became a principal, a whistleblower, the “cupcake lady” and joined the fight to save public education, I was a McDonald’s worker. It was 1984 and you name it—cashier, grill operator, grease trap emptier, bathroom cleaner—I did it. I’ve been thinking a lot about my McDonald’s days since watching a recent report on CBS Sunday Morning called “The Battle Over the Minimum Wage.” Nancy and meNancy, the worker featured in the CBS segm

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Nelson Mandela's Life Story - YouTube

▶ Nelson Mandela's Life Story - YouTube:  13:43Nelson Mandela's Life Storyby UN BELARUS2 years ago203,235 viewsThe 13-minute video documentary of Mandela's life has been provided by the Nelson Mandela Foundation, which has given the ... 3:13BREAKING NEWS: Nelson Mandela Dead Aged 95 | OFFICIAL News Announcement President Jacob Zumaby InstantNews CoverageTV58 minutes ago259 viewsNelson Mandela, the former South African president whose stubborn defiance survived 27 years in prison and led to the ...NEW 18:24Remembering activist and peacemaker Nelson Mandelaby PBS NewsHour1 hour ago147 viewsNelso

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Teachers Union Launching Massive Campaign Against Education Reform Movement

Teachers Union Launching Massive Campaign Against Education Reform Movement: Teachers Union Launching Massive Campaign Against Education Reform MovementPosted: 12/05/2013 5:03 pm EST  |  Updated: 12/05/2013 5:08 pm ESTThe American Federation of Teachers union is unveiling a seven-figure advertisement campaign ahead of Dec. 9, a day that the group has billed as a "national day of action"

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Weingarten: Common Core Rollout "Toxic" | RealClearPolitics

Weingarten: Common Core Rollout "Toxic" | RealClearPolitics: Weingarten: Common Core Rollout "Toxic"By Adam O'Neal - December 4, 2013 Email Print 0CommentsPhoto by Michael Bonfigli/The Christian Science Monitor American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten spoke on a wide range of issues -- from the troubled implementation of Common Core education standards to bull

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Teachers’ leader: ALEC kills rights for corporate power » peoplesworld

Teachers’ leader: ALEC kills rights for corporate power » peoplesworld: Teachers’ leader: ALEC kills rights for corporate powerWASHINGTON (PAI) - The secretive, right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) - a business-funded cabal that controls 1,810 state legislators nationwide - "strips away rights" of workers and voters "in the interests of the power they represent,&q

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Naughty List?: Thoughts on Texas Legislature, KIPP, Carstarphen, and College | Cloaking Inequity

Naughty List?: Thoughts on Texas Legislature, KIPP, Carstarphen, and College | Cloaking Inequity: Naughty List?: Thoughts on Texas Legislature, KIPP, Carstarphen, and CollegeKate McGee reported this morning on KUT NPR in the radio piece Austin Charter Focuses on College Prep Despite New Grad Requirements that KIPP Austin has set up a pretty sweet deal with St. Edwards University. Listen to the KUT

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Weighted Student Formula Yearbook 2013 - Reason Foundation

Reason Foundation - Weighted Student Formula Yearbook 2013: Weighted Student Formula Yearbook 2013Examining the results in districts using portable student fundingLisa Snell and Katie FurtickDecember 5, 2013The Houston Independent School District scored an A+ thanks to significant test score improvements by disadvantaged students and a significant closing of the achievement gap between affluent an

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12-4-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Katie Dolan; Activist Katie Dolan, a long-time activist for the rights of disabled people in Washington state, died last Saturday, the Seattle Times reports.  I had never heard of Ms. Dolan but I'm glad to have read about her important contributions.  Her family was among the first to participate in Northwest Center, which provided developmentally disabled students

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#ReclaimPublicEd: Join the 12/9 Nat. Day of Action! | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity

#ReclaimPublicEd: Join the 12/9 Nat. Day of Action! | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: #ReclaimPublicEd: Join the 12/9 Nat. Day of Action!Posted on: Thursday December 5th, 2013Are You Ready for the 12/9 National Day of Action?Send us event details & tweet to #ReclaimPublicEdThe Dec. 9 National Day of Action to Reclaim the Promise of Public E

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Ravitch wins Grawemeyer education award — University of Louisville

Ravitch wins Grawemeyer education award — University of Louisville: The Grawemeyer Awards are five annual prizes given in the fields of music, political science, psychology, education and religion. They were founded by H. Charles Grawemeyer to help make the world a better place. More about the Grawemeyer Awards >>Ravitch wins Grawemeyer education awardEducation historian Diane Ravitch once support

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NY Ed Commissioner King Tone Deaf to Common Core Concerns | Truth in American Education

NY Ed Commissioner King Tone Deaf to Common Core Concerns | Truth in American Education: NY Ed Commissioner King Tone Deaf to Common Core ConcernsFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on December 5, 2013 • 0 Comments51New York Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. admitted to those attending a public forum in Jamestown, NY that the public forums he

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12-5-13 With A Brooklyn Accent: BATS and the Pedagogy of Joy

With A Brooklyn Accent: BATS and the Pedagogy of Joy: BATS and the Pedagogy of JoyOne of the reasons that BATS continue to grow and thrive is that we expound a Pedagogy of Joy that stands in sharp contrast to the Pegagogy of Fear and Pain which dominates current education policy. The Arne Duncans and Michelle Rhees and John Kings of the world advocate using schools to "whip students in shape&

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Cali Education Headlines Thursday, December 5, 2013

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Education HeadlinesThursday, December 5, 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.Simi Valley neighbors can see school solar panels all too clearly nowIn its continuing effort to cut expenses, the Simi Valley

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12-5-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Coming to NYC Next Week: Fear and LoathingNYSED officials continue to add insult to injury giving NYC parents so little warning and holding both forums the same night. What are they afraid of? ... Leonie Haimson I'm surprised they aren't holding these events on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.More from Leonie:Just learned that the first NYC NYSED/Regents forums on Common Core, testing and priv

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12-5-13 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: GUEST POST: Let’s Nurture Inner-Directed Students and Ignore the “No Excuses” Crowd, John ThompsonGUEST POST: Let\’s Nurture Inner-Directed Students and Ignore the \”No Excuses\” Crowd, John Thompson. via GUEST POST: Let’s Nurture Inner-Directed Students and Ignore the “No Excuses” Crowd, John Thompson.by plthomasedd / 10min hide  //  saveSetting Free the Books: On Stepping Aside

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Community College Rankings 2013 | Washington Monthly

Community College Rankings 2013 | Washington Monthly: College Guide2013 Community College Rankings2013 Community College RankingsRead Community Colleges Rankings in the chart below and use this drop-down menu to check out Rankings charts for other school types:  2013 National Universities  2013 Liberal Arts Colleges  2013 Master’s Universities  2013 Baccalaureate Colleges  2013 Community Colleges 

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solidaridad: Parent Engagement Committee as opportunity to address LAUSD CAC concerns

solidaridad: Parent Engagement Committee as opportunity to address LAUSD CAC concerns: Parent Engagement Committee as opportunity to address LAUSD CAC concernsFrom an avid reader [edited for anonymity]Here's the link to the next Early Childhood Education and Parent Engagement Committee meeting scheduled for next Thursday, December 12, 1013. It has an unfortunate late start of 4PM due to Curriculum

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What Is Teaching All About and Why Does Experience Matter? | janresseger

What Is Teaching All About and Why Does Experience Matter? | janresseger: What Is Teaching All About and Why Does Experience Matter?Posted on December 5, 2013 by janressegerFrom our national testing law, No Child Left Behind, through programs like School Improvement Grants coming from Arne Duncan’s Department of Education, federal policy is designed these days to blame and scapegoat school teacher

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The Educated Reporter: Sandy Hook 911 Recordings: News Value or Shock Value?

The Educated Reporter: Sandy Hook 911 Recordings: News Value or Shock Value?: Sandy Hook 911 Recordings: News Value or Shock Value?With the release of audio recordings of the Sandy Hook 911 calls, media outlets are weighing the news value of using them against the inevitable criticism that to do so is macabre exploitation.The recordings were released Wednesday after the Associated Press sued for a

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: The PISA Scores: MICHELLE RHEE CLUCKS THAT THE SKY IS FALLING

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: The PISA Scores: MICHELLE RHEE CLUCKS THAT THE SKY IS FALLING: The PISA Scores: MICHELLE RHEE CLUCKS THAT THE SKY IS FALLINGMore Mediocrity for American Education: The bad news about those mediocre new rankings of America's educational system is the complacency about fixing themBY MICHELLE RHEE | TIME IDEAS |  HTTP://TI.ME/IFWZQNGetty ImagesDec. 04, 201

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Morning Wink 12-5-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTS mark as readLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-5-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Lower Hudson Valley: The Disconnect Between the State and the PublicMost of the noise against the shoddy implementation of Common Core in New York has been heard in Long Island, but

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-5-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Lower Hudson Valley: The Disconnect Between the State and the PublicMost of the noise against the shoddy implementation of Common Core in New York has been heard in Long Island, but parents and educators are even angrier in the Lower Hudson Valley than in New York. Here is an excellent explanation by veteran journalist Gary Stern..

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12-5-13 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.: Pension thieves.by Fred Klonsky / 31min 12-4-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred KlonskyFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: It’s the Democrats, stupid. And the Republicans, if they mattered.  Democrat Kelly Cassidy was

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12-5-13 Wait What?

Wait What?: Campaign Finance Reform Malloy Style: NU CEO says support Malloy by giving to the Connecticut Democratic PartyNot long ago Connecticut adopted a landmark campaign finance reform law.  As a result of that law, candidates running for governor who wanted to participate in the public financing system could not accept donations greater than $100. For few short years Connecticut’s campaign f

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12-5-13 The Answer Sheet

The Answer Sheet: Why educating the educators is complexOne of the biggest debates in public education today is over how to best educate student teacher for the rigors of the classroom. Here is a thoughtful piece on the essence of teaching and the kind of teacher education programs we really need from Mike Rose, who is on the faculty of the UCLA Graduate […]    by Valerie Strauss / 6h  12-4-13 The

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12-5-13 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: Do we need a new test for teacher-candidates?Sent to Education Week, Dec 4, 2013Developing and requiring a new test for teacher-candidates is based on the belief that something is wrong with teacher preparation ("Performance-Based Test for Teachers Rolls Out," Dec. 4).The evidence suggests the opposite is the case. When we control for the effects of poverty, American stud

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12-5-13 Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog

Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: The Wealth Distribution In AmericaCame across and amazing and informative video while researching my senior project; this video did a very good job at making the wealth distributions of this country completely graphic and easy to understand. I was completely baffled at what this man had to say about the wealth inequalities in this country; however, his statistics are al

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12-5-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “Teachers on Newtown 911 tapes were ‘remarkably calm’ amid chaos”I’m adding this video to yesterday’s post, Resources On The Sandy Hook Shootings: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyby Larry Ferlazzo / 2h hide  //  saveYESTERDAYDecember’s Best Tweets — Part OneEvery month I mak

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12-5-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman: Everything You Heard Today About NJ Teachers Is WrongSo I guess someone at the NJ Department of Education decided that today (the day after PISA Day) was the perfect time to tell the world that many of our state's teachers suck:  More than a quarter of teachers who were reviewed in a two-year pilot program of the state’s new evaluation system were rated only "partially effecti

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12-5-13 teacherken at Daily Kos: "not an us-versus-them argument, but an all-of-us one."

Daily Kos: "not an us-versus-them argument, but an all-of-us one.": "not an us-versus-them argument, but an all-of-us one. "The words of my title are from The President, the Pope and the People, toda's New York Times column by Charles M. Blow.  It was written in response to Obama's speech yesterday, a speech in which, as Blow notes, " a populist president invoked a populis

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12-5-13 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): GUEST POST: Let’s Nurture Inner-Directed Students and Ignore the “No Excuses” Crowd, John ThompsonLet’s Nurture Inner-Directed Students and Ignore the “No Excuses” Crowd John Thompson Early in my career, Latifa taught me an important lesson about the teaching of noncogni

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12-5-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Anthony Cody on The Standardization Of SchoolingWhy turn school into drudge work for the overwhelming majority of children in this country via the Common Core and the Common Core testing?Here's why:In practice what this is likely to yield is an intensification of factory-style education for these low-scoring populations. Students who perform well may be somewhat relieved of

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In 'The Spirit of Liberty' - Bridging Differences - Education Week

In 'The Spirit of Liberty' - Bridging Differences - Education Week: In 'The Spirit of Liberty'By Deborah Meier on December 5, 2013 9:58 AM "The spirit of liberty, which is not too sure it is right ... which seeks to understand the minds of others... which weighs their interests alongside its own ... that remembers that not even a sparrow falls to earth unheeded." -  Judge Learned Hand in

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12*5*13 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: H.R. 3612: Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain creditors to obtain certifications from institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.6h hide  //  saveBill Introduced: H.Res. 406: Expressing support for designation of the wee

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Louisiana Educator: Education Amateurs Harm Public Schools

Louisiana Educator: Education Amateurs Harm Public Schools: Education Amateurs Harm Public SchoolsBESE this week adopted major changes in student, teacher, and school accountability as the Common Core State Standards implementation is being adjusted to a 10 year implementation schedule. Once again, educators and students will have to adjust to major changes in the ground rules.Superintendent White

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K-12 News Network | A Teacher’s Letter to President Obama: Play Is Being Pushed Out By Drill and Kill

K-12 News Network | A Teacher’s Letter to President Obama: Play Is Being Pushed Out By Drill and Kill: A Teacher’s Letter to President Obama: Play Is Being Pushed Out By Drill and KillThis is part of a series of letters written by practicing teaching professionals in classrooms around America. These teachers have daily direct contact with schoolchildren. K12NN is proud to present Letters to Presid

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Presumed Averageness: The Mis-Application of Classical Hypothesis Testing in Education | Brookings Institution

Presumed Averageness: The Mis-Application of Classical Hypothesis Testing in Education | Brookings Institution: Presumed Averageness: The Mis-Application of Classical Hypothesis Testing in EducationMore TopicsEducationstatistical methodsstatisticseducationEducation Policyeducation researcheducation standardseducation statisticseducation systemeducational evaluationEmailinShareShareStumbleUponPrint

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It’s Not Used, It’s Pre-Owned… – redqueeninla

It’s Not Used, It’s Pre-Owned… – redqueeninla: It’s Not Used, It’s Pre-Owned…Written by redqueeninla in LAUSDFor almost a year I’ve been struggling to articulate what it is about public schools that people — people-with-options, members of a once- though perhaps only now aspiring-middle class — what is it that compatriots of my own depreciated class reject as inconceivable for entrusting with thei

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LA schools' challenge for new funding: involving parents in how the money is spent | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC

LA schools' challenge for new funding: involving parents in how the money is spent | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: LA schools' challenge for new funding: involving parents in how the money is spentAnnie Gilbertson | December 5th, 2013, 6:01amAnnie Gilbertson/KPCCAt a town hall in Hollywood, parents and school staff gave L.A. Unified a laundry list of spending priorities.A survey out today shows parents

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Parents know little about funding law but want to get involved, EdSource survey finds | EdSource Today

Parents know little about funding law but want to get involved, EdSource survey finds | EdSource Today: Parents know little about funding law but want to get involved, EdSource survey findsDecember 5th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By Susan FreyParents listen during a Tuesday night forum on the Local Control Funding Formula at the Berkeley Unified School District. A new EdSource survey found that most p

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A School Worth Fighting For: Eastside Memorial High School | Lily's Blackboard

A School Worth Fighting For: Eastside Memorial High School | Lily's Blackboard: A School Worth Fighting For: Eastside Memorial High SchoolDec 5th, 2013 by Lily.They wanted to shut down and privatize this struggling school in Austin, Texas. The students, the teachers and school staff, the parents, union members and the community came together and transformed their school into a great family of lear

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NYC Educator: How Do We Make the Best of What We Have?

NYC Educator: How Do We Make the Best of What We Have?: How Do We Make the Best of What We Have?Think all you want, about whatever you like, but face it, folks, the state evaluation law isn't gonna disappear within the week. Cuomo is all Hamlet over whether or not he has to take action on Common Core, and can't be bothered considering the stupid evaluation law. Unless it helps him in his quest to

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Just how much abuse will we accept?

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Just how much abuse will we accept?: Just how much abuse will we accept?Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them. -- Frederick Douglass If the great Illinois pension robbery holds up in the courts, many career teachers and other public workers stand to lose upwards of

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Teachers union chief offers four steps to boost US results on PISA test - CSMonitor.com

Teachers union chief offers four steps to boost US results on PISA test - CSMonitor.com: Teachers union chief offers four steps to boost US results on PISA testAt a Monitor-hosted breakfast, Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.5-million-member American Federation of Teachers, said the US could look to other countries for ways to improve the lackluster performance on the PISA test.By David Cook, S

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Starting Pay ≤ My Pay < Top Pay | JD2718

Starting Pay ≤ My Pay < Top Pay | JD2718: Starting Pay ≤ My Pay < Top PayDECEMBER 4, 2013 PM31 11:18 PMtags: teacher salaryThat little inequality would be true in any district. But what would the numbers be?I guess you should know that this is my 17th year. I have a Masters. And I’ve collected a bunch of additional credits, but no additional degrees. Probably if we added up the advanced cred

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DonorsChoose.org: Teachers ask. You choose.

DonorsChoose.org: Teachers ask. You choose.: HowitWorksDonorsChoose.org makes it easy to help classrooms in need. Public school teachers post classroom project requests which range from pencils for poetry to microscopes for mitochondria.SHOW ME HOWBACKNEXTWith 25,000 projects to choose from, let your passion guide you! Search by location, subject, keyword, or many other filters.Once a project reac

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12-4-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

teacherken at Daily Kos: Got a cell phone? The NSA knows where you've been and with whomas you can read in this Washington Post story, just up, written in part by Barton Gellman using his access to the documents provided by Edward Snowden. The snips I offer will be without the hot links, which you can get from the original piece. The opening paragraph reads The National Security Agency is gatherin

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Nite Cap 12-4-13 #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 mark as read disconnected students = skyrocketing truancy rates Parents United for Responsible Education" target="_blank" href="http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2013/12/broken-communities-disconnected.html">Broken communities -> disconnected

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