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America's Top Colleges and Teach for America
i wonder what future historians will say about the nation's top colleges- especially the Ivies, Duke and Stanford,and the top public univerisites- enthusiastically welcoming a program that systematically undermines the teaching profession and provides replacement labor for cities trying to weaken, if not destroy teachers unions and fire veteran union teachers. That organization is Teach for Ameri
MAR 06
Why People Who Are Disillusioned With BATS Won't Make a Complete Break
I have been thinking about why so many people who claim to be completely disillusioned with BATS and it leaders won't make a complete break and remain in the main group, or our state groups, while reserving their most bitter attacks against us for sites where we don't have the power to delete. And it's for this reason: It's not only the number of members that BATS has, it's that the structure wh
MAR 05
3 Principles That Should Guide Testing in the Public Schools
Three Principles That Should Guide Testing in Public Schools ( to be presented at PS 8 Testing Forum in Brooklyn)1. Test Transparency. No tests should be given which do not guide instruction. All tests must be returned to teachers and parents after they are taken so their results can be reviewed with those who have taken them2. No Data Sharing: Not test results should ever be sold to private vendo
MAR 04
My "Aha" Moment at the NPE Conference in Austin.
There were many great presentations at the Network for Public Education Conference in Austin, but the piece of information that made the biggest impression on me was about something I should have already known about- The New York State ELA and Math tests in grades 3-8. And here it is ( I don't remember who said it) The New York State ELA and Math Tests are given in April, taking up to 6 full da
Bats Remains As Anti-Common Core As It Is Pro-Union- A Response To The Randi Weingartern Shirt Controversy
I posted the statement below yesterday in response to the complaints that BATS giving a tee shirt to Randy Weingarten at the Network For Public Education Conference in Austin was undermining the struggle against Common Core and selling out America's children. BATS remains PRO-UNION and ANTI-COMMON CORE. We work within the unions to make them more aggressive and parent friendly on issues important