Snow Days
Snow days are good for lesson plans.Lesson in Democracy 101.How can we save our schools if grassroots education activists can't endorse or support candidates running for public office?This in my in box from Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action. The love fest is over. The high stakes have gotten too high.If SOS can not support Network for Public Education which has political clout and
Knoxville Letting Bids to Install Cameras in Classrooms?
From Tennessee Bid NetworkInstall Camera Systems in Each Classroom and Externally Owner Type: Public Buyer: Telamon CorporationWebsite: http://www.telamon.org Website: http://www.telamon.org
TREE Sponsors Elaine Weiss to Talk about What NAEP Means
Elaine Weiss offers a primer on NAEP and recent gains in Tennessee. Make a cup of tea and enjoy.
Join the Battle to Stop Corporate Shutdown of Memphis Schools
Action News 5 - Memphis, TennesseeMEMPHIS, TN -(WMC-TV) – Parents and students from Westhaven Elementary have been fighting for their school for months. Saturday they took to the streets to get signatures to try to keep their school open.They are asking the community to get behind their efforts and it's not every day you see this kind of support inside a mall.TN House Representative Karen Camper s
2-1-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekA better way to deal with summer loss in readingSent to the Seattle Times, Jan 31, 2014There is a much cheaper and much more effective way to deal with summer learning loss than adding 20 days of school to the school year ("How to solve summer learning loss and close the opportunity gap," January 30): Provide more access to interesting reading mate
