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Monday, February 10, 2014

2-10-14 @ THE CHALK FACE

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Nys Regents Backs Off….
Read it all carefully. THIS IS GOOD, BUT NOT GREAT NEWS. 1…NY…BEWARE NOT TO LET UP BECAUSE OF THIS:2. OTHER STATES: USE NYS AS A GUIDING LIGHT. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/regents-adjust-common-core-implementation.html

State Impact: Core Questions: How Does Common Core Address Poverty?
State Impact: Core Questions: How Does Common Core Address Poverty?. via State Impact: Core Questions: How Does Common Core Address Poverty?.

Progressivism and Whole Language: A Reader
Progressivism and Whole Language: A Reader. via Progressivism and Whole Language: A Reader.
Two Days After My Latest Post, The Boy From Florida Dies…
http://theindignantteacher.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/two-days-after-my-latest-post-the-boy-from-florida-dies/Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face
Recalling 1947 in 2014
Recalling 1947 in 2014. via Recalling 1947 in 2014.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
“What Is Wrong with Aiming for Basic”?
“What Is Wrong with Aiming for Basic”?. via “What Is Wrong with Aiming for Basic”?.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical


All Week 2-9-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE: DCPS and the WTU: A Negotiation Showdown or an Opportunity to Repair?During the coming negotiation rounds between DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson and the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) President, Elizabeth “Liz” Davis, the following issues need further elaboration: How has IMPACT 2.0 faired in the 40 lowest performing schools? What is the teacher turnover rate within these schoo