Common Core – 13 1/2 minutes of must-see video…
The Assessment Landscape – Chris Tienken Christopher Tienken, Ed.D. is an assistant professor of Education Administration at Seton Hall University in the College of Education and Human Services, Department of Education Management, Policy, and Leadership. He has public school administration experience as a PK-12 assistant superintendent, middle school principal, director of curriculum and instruct
Must watch – Portrait of Inequality…
From the Children’s Defense Fund… “Black children in America are being pushed deeper and deeper into an abyss of poverty and despair.” Read it. Spend some time here… What do you think? Read and share comments here… The post Must watch – Portrait of Inequality… appeared first on GoPublicSchool.com.
Oregon strike – Substitutes prepare for class…
From KOBI-TV NBC5 in Medford… “Buses were loaded with hundreds of substitute teachers Sunday. Student, Pascal-Jumeax Brasseaur and teachers rallied around the school district to see who will be filling in starting Tuesday. Read it. Back-story What do you think? Read and share comments here… The post Oregon strike – Substitutes prepare for class… appeared first on GoPublicSchool.com.
Poverty, politics, racism and school reform…
Cami Anderson… “Newark’s inconvenient truth: Our poorest neighborhoods, disproportionately African American, contain some of the lowest-performing public schools in the country and have for a long time. A child in the South or West ward is virtually guaranteed to be in an elementary school where only 30 percent of students can read — or in a high school built for 1500 students with only 500 enroll
Baltimore County schools begin technology initiative…
Liz Bowie in The Baltimore Sun… “From sprawling Los Angeles to tiny Talbot County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, educators are experimenting with the next wave of technology in schools: a tablet or laptop in every student’s hand. The results have drawn national attention — for both their embarrassing failures and their successes. Now Baltimore County is moving ahead with a five-year, $150 million ro
Montana – Classroom teacher is new lieutenant governor…
Mike Smith in The Montana Standard… “Montana is getting a dedicated classroom teacher who knows education policy at all levels as its lieutenant governor, some colleagues and Democratic state lawmakers say. Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock announced Monday that he chose Angela McLean, 36, an American history and government teacher at Anaconda High School, as Montana’s next lieutenant governor…” Read
Portland teachers vote to strike…
Elizabeth Thiel Elizabeth Thiel at Labor Notes… “Portland, Oregon, teachers have voted nearly unanimously to strike. Over 2,800 members of the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) packed the Arlene Schnitzer Concert hall Wednesday evening for the stand-up vote, while hundreds of community members rallied outside in the freezing cold with signs that read ‘We’ve Got Your Back’ and ‘Support Our Tea
FL – Are teachers are ‘just scared?’
Erica Rodriguez in The Orlando Sentinel… “Lake County school superintendent Susan Moxley in the wake of the district’s class-size violation controversy last week called for anyone who suspects wrongdoing within the district to report it. But Lake school union chief Stuart Klatte said many school teachers who work under annual contracts are afraid for their jobs and face pressure from principals t