Friday, June 13, 2014

6-13-14 @ The Chalk Face

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Why Tenure is Essential
I usually find it easier to communicate with conservative reformers like Mike Petrilli or Rick Hess. Unlike their liberal counterparts, they don’t have to contort themselves into crusaders for equity and justice. They don’t have to pretend that attacks on teachers and other workers is some sort of civil rights crusade. These defenders of Scott […]


South Carolina Officially Vamboozled
South Carolina Officially Vamboozled. via South Carolina Officially Vamboozled.
A few thoughts on #Vergara and Inequality
Why don’t the billionaires encourage parents to sue because of large class size creating inequality?   Why don’t the billionaires encourage parents to sue because of a lack of school nurses & counselors creating inequality?   Why don’t the billionaires encourage parents to sue because of a lack of music & art creating inequality?   Why don’t the […]
A few thoughts on inequality and #Veraga
Why don’t the billionaires encourage parents to sue because of large class size creating inequality? Why don’t the billionaires encourage parents to sue because of a lack of school nurses & counselors creating inequality? Why don’t the billionaires encourage parents to sue because of a lack of music & art creating inequality? Why don’t the billionaires encourage parents […]


6-12-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: POST VERGARA FALL OUT: Nothing says it any better than this from Brian Jones:POST VERGARA FALL OUT: Nothing says it any better than this from Brian Jones:.by David Greene / 4min Fighting Vergara in California and ElsewhereAs a former legal historian and inner city teacher, I’m offended by Judge Rolf Treu’s one sentence legal justification of the key issue in Vergara v California.