Schools Matter: Robert D. Skeels and Doug Martin on War Report on ...
Schools Matter: Robert D. Skeels and Doug Martin on War Report on ...: by Doug Martin I will be joining fellow Schools Matter blogger Robert D. Skeels and BATS member Dr. James Avington Miller Jr. this Sunday...
Pretty Campbell Brown and Her Ugly, Misguided Anti-Due-Process Crusade | deutsch29
http://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/pretty-campbell-brown-and-her-ugly-misguided-anti-due-process-crusade/ Pretty Campbell Brown and Her Ugly, Misguided Anti-Due-Process Crusade Over the past several weeks, I have read only a little on the situation of former CNN news anchor Campbell
Utla Activist Expresses Concern For Lausd Experienced , Highly Qualified Teachers Who Are Displaced And Unsupported By Current Leadership
Ed Notes : I have chosen to remove this individual's name because UTLA now operates with the same petty, punitive reprisals we see from LAUSD. THIS source is very reliable and respected as an earnest advocate for colleagues and students. Hello Rene, I would also question how LAUSD can hire new teachers when there are several hundred displaced teachers who are experienced, highly qualified with
Stephen Colbert to Campbell Brown: ‘Why are we blaming the teachers? Maybe it’s the dumb kids.’ - The Washington Post
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What do standardized tests actually test? - The Washington Post
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Union freakouts are hurting the hunt for good teachers - The Washington Post
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A teacher asks Arne Duncan a gutsy question. Here’s the answer. - The Washington Post
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Big Education Ape: Teacher Shortages? No Surprise. | Live Long and Pr...
Big Education Ape: Teacher Shortages? No Surprise. | Live Long and Pr...: Teacher Shortages? No Surprise. | Live Long and Prosper : Teacher Shortages? No Surprise. BLAMING TEACHERS “Reformers” love to talk about ... By Robert Rendo
Joe Biden’s Brother Lobbies for Florida Charter School Chain
As Palm Beach County School Board meets this week they will be entertaining the owners of a for-profit charter school, looking for the approval for three new high schools. And in toe they will have Frank Biden, brother of the vice president, writes Lisa Rab at the Broward Palm Beach New Times. Frank Biden is president and director of development for Mavericks in
Poll: CA voters oppose teacher tenure and layoff laws but only for teachers in the hood
http://laschoolreport.com/poll-ca-voters-oppose-teacher-tenure-and-layoff-laws/#comment-2010Greatest Comment Ever to Survive Moderation at LASR By S. Lawler. Look why don't you guys just admit you want to destroy teaching as a profession. The highest achieving school districts have the same tenure and
Johnson holding money lead over McKenna; Vladovic files
http://laschoolreport.com/johnson-holding-money-lead-over-mckenna-vladovic-has-donors/#comment-2260 Yeh and Johnson was hired by the district brass in NYC to basically fire teachers as at will employees before they even went to court on Vergara. I will check your assertions about McKenna. This is a
NYC Rubber Room Reporter and ATR CONNECT: Feb 26, 2011 ALEX J ON THE RR TERMINATE TEACHER COMMITTEE
http://nycrubberroomreporter.blogspot.com/2011_02_26_archive.htmlWe are here to laugh at the odds And to live our lives so wellDeath will tremble to take usBukowski
Grievances and Write-ups, Legal Issues and Resources | United Teachers Los Angeles ILLUSTRATES Why Teachers Are Are An Easy Mark ( Nothing But Lip Service From their Union)
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Who are the people pulling Alex Johnson's strings ? What are their plans for LAUSD?
RheeMichelle Rhee has now officially entered the District 1 race ("Parents and Teachers for Putting StudentsFirst") per the 7/29/14 expenditure of California Black Political Action Committee. Bottom of the ad: http://ethics.lacity.org/pdf/ind_exp_campaign_ads/CABlackPAC%5FAd%5FJohnson%5F7%2E29%2E14%2Epdf This is what this race is really about. Many see Thomas as the puppet master, and
LAUSD trying to take money from teachers! - Bubblews
http://www.bubblews.com/news/5149870-lausd-trying-to-take-money-from-teachersI taught for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for almost 11 years. It was quite a journey but I am glad it is over. Anyway, during my 11th year, I had to resign for personal reasons. This was back in June of 2010.Well, this organization came at me, about two years ago, claiming that they overpaid me $6,000
A bigger team for teachers union but no agreement in sight because Caputo-Pearl is milking this . Not to worry. He will burn members because that's how he rolls
http://laschoolreport.com/a-bigger-team-for-teachers-union-but-no-agreement-in-sight/#comment-2254 A bigger team for teachers union but no agreement in sight The latest LA Unified-UTLA bargaining session featured a change in tactics by the union but nothing close to an agreement. The union brought all
After 700 new teachers ( interns and subs) hired, LA Unified still looking for more while Caputo Pearl pretends thousands were not purged ( by LAUSD -UTLA backroom deals and collusion)
http://laschoolreport.com/after-700-new-teachers-hired-la-unified-still-looking-for-more/#comment-2251 After 700 new teachers hired, LA Unified still looking for more Eleven days before the start of the new school year, LA Unified is still hiring teachers. By the district's accounting, about 700 have
IS GATES TRYING TO COVER HIS COMMON CORE LOSSES? Do you need another reason to boycott ? Microsoft Fires 18,000 Workers While Seeking Visas for Foreign Worksrs | Diane Ravitch's blog
http://dianeravitch.net/2014/07/28/microsoft-lays-off-18000-workers-while-seeking-visas-for-foreign-worksrs/comment-page-2/#comment-2188894 Microsoft Fires 18,000 Workers While Seeking Visas for Foreign Worksrs | Diane Ravitch's blog Unbelievable. Microsoft lays off 18,000 workers while pressing
Parent unions: Trigger laws spawn new parent empowerment tool - News - Syracuse Journal-Democrat - Syracuse, NE - Syracuse, NE
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Parent unions: Trigger laws spawn new parent empowerment tool - News - Syracuse Journal-Democrat - Syracuse, NE - Syracuse, NE
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The right to know about our teachers - LA Times
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GEORGE MCKENNA: If You Can't Beat His Experience, Slander His Credibility - LA Sentinel
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JUL 31
Consensus Building? Alex Johnson's Tweets Betray Hostile Guy ( Dare I say Bully?) with Mercurial Temperament and Something to Hide f
http://changethelausd.tumblr.com/post/93415335912/consensus-building Change The LAUSD Consensus Building?
Rapacious Crows of a Feather Flock Together: LAUSDBoE 's Anti Public School Member Galatzan endorses Muck Raker Johnson
LASR story: http://laschoolreport.com/galatzan-endorses-johnson-leaving-vladovic-as-lone-neutral-lausd/Tamar shares Mr. Johnson's conspicuous propensity for employing unethical rhetoric as well as a mercurial temperment . The disrespect she and Garcia demonstrate in BoE meetings is unseemly. Ambitous careerists have no business bullying their way into public schools. Simply put . Galatzan, Deasy
LAUSD -UTLA Teacher Cleansing Practices Mirror the Lawless Betrayal of Extortion At 3020-a Arbitration in New York City
Extortion At 3020-a Arbitration in New York City From Betsy Combier: The 'NYC Rubber Rooms' refer to the eight locations scattered throughout New York City where targeted tenured individuals were held for 2 - 7 years while The Gotcha Squad created charges against them without their knowledge or consent. The United Federation of Teachers, the New York State United Teachers
JUL 30
Symbiotc Relationship of Bill Gates, Arne Duncan and Pearson…and the Takeover1
Arne Duncan has embraced Bill Gates' vision of education. Bill Gates has had a hand in crafting the common core standards and has provided grant money to advance the implementation in schools around the country. It doesn't apparently matter to Arne Duncan these standards are unproven, untested and unconstitutional. It also apparently doesn't matter that Mr. Gates' previous dalliances
Fwd: High Stakes Tests as Forced Intellectual Labor? | Mark Garrison
Tracy and Mary Finney thought they were meeting with the principal at West Side Elementary in Marietta, Georgia, this morning to discuss their choice to opt out of Standardized State Testing for their children. Instead, they were met by a police officer who told the Finney's that their decision to "oppose something the school is trying to do" is considered "kind of a trespassing
Summon An Avalanche... - Stop Common Core In New Hampshire
An Avalanche Against Global Education StandardsAs I researched and wrote about education and pending reforms, I began to see that the long-term goal of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other proponents of education reform in the United States was a global education standard. I also began to realize that the single greatest hindrance to achieving that goal is the
Obamacore making these people filthy rich
By Dr. Karen VanTil Gushta Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of stories about Common Core, the controversial new educational agenda aimed at imposing federal government standards on every aspect of public and private education in America, which some are even calling "ObamaCore." The first part talked about the high stakes for parents, students and education. The
JUL 29
Ivy League Schools Are Overrated
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Fwd: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/pdf/pdfstart.htmOffice of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) How to File a Complaint Do you believe that you have been discriminated against in hiring or employment by an employer doing business with the Federal Government? Do you believe that the reason for the discrimination was based on your race, sex, color,
Steve Zimmer Rides the LAUSD Pendulum as local charter school growth undermines labor unions
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JUL 28
L.A. teachers salary data doesn’t tell whole story: Letters
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Inglewood Cops , a School System in the Red , Some Kids Protesting Peacefully and Orwell's Vision
http://www.morningsideparkchronicle.com/5386/67821/a/ipd-in-riot-gear-comes-to-quell-students-peaceful-politcal-protestI believe this story is evidence that society is having serious problems thanks to the greed and corruption in our systems and society at large . Students are unlikely to see this sort of oppression as acceptable because most have had at least one teachers who infused an American
OEd Notes Online - The Diane Ravitch Contradiction: Educators Should Rebe...
"Ed Notes Online" - 1 new article The Diane Ravitch Contradiction: Educators Should Rebel, but Be Nice When Addressing Oppressive Union Leaderships More Recent Articles Search Ed Notes Online Prior Mailing Archive The Diane Ravitch Contradiction: Educators Should Rebel, but Be Nice When Addressing Oppressive Union Leaderships
LA Times on Smear Campaign Against McKenna: "Scurrilous"
SCURRILOUS: Said or done unfairly to make people have a bad opinion of someone. 1a. Using or given to coarse language. 1b. Vulgar and evil. 2. Containing obscenities, abuse, or slander. (Source: Merriam-Webster)"Scurrilous" is the word used today by Jim Newton, Editor-at-Large of the LA Times, to describe the smear campaign by school board candidate Alex Johnson and his political boss
MAYOR TONY IS -: a. A SLUM LORD,b. THE NEXT GOVERNOR, c. LOUSY TEST TAKER d.Former UTLA Rep e. all of the above
There is also LaRaza, Charlie Sheen cronie, oppressor, hypocrite, man whore, Sell out, broadie and pipsqueak. Do not take my word for it. Read...Jessica Garrison / Buzz Feed During his eight frenetic and flashy years as mayor of Los Angeles, Democratic Party star Antonio Villaraigosa often pointed to his success at improving the quality of life in the nation's second largest city.But 65 miles
JUL 27
Inglewood Councilman Eloy Morales Jr. benefited from Centinela Valley’s crony culture
http://www.dailybreeze.com/government-and-politics/20140727/inglewood-councilman-eloy-morales-jr-benefited-from-centinela-valleys-crony-culture LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
CURMUDGUCATION: Mean What You Say
CURMUDGUCATION: Mean What You Say: One of the surreal features of the reformster world is the degree to which words simply don't match actions. It's as if someone sold...
Betty Pleasant Guest Column On The Maligning of George McKenna - The Hutchinson Report News
http://thehutchinsonreportnews.com/profiles/blogs/betty-pleasant-guest-column-on-the-assassination-of-george-mckenn?xg_source=activity Betty Pleasant Guest Column On The Maligning of George McKenna THIS IS IT! --- For the past seven months, the people of Los Angeles County have been
Maligning George McKenna - An Act of Desperation
http://thehutchinsonreportnews.com/profiles/blogs/betty-pleasant-guest-column-the-continuing-maligning-of-george-mc Betty Pleasant Guest Column-The Continuing Maligning of George McKenna Betty Pleasant MEAN MAILERS --- As the Aug. 12 runoff election for the 1st District LAUSD school
Lesson 4: Teachers Can’t Be Effective Without Professional Working Conditions | Gatsby In L.A.
http://gatsbyinla.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/lesson-4-teachers-cant-be-effective-without-professional-working-conditions/ Lesson 4: Teachers Can't Be Effective Without Professional Working Conditions I recently interviewed for a teaching position at a really good charter school in a low-income community.
A Retired Teacher Reports On LAUSD’s Policy Of No Longer Suspending Students For “Defiance”
A Retired Teacher Reports On LAUSD’s Policy Of No Longer Suspending Students For “Defiance”
JUL 26
Another Super-Hot Los Angeles School Board Race | Diane Ravitch's blog
http://dianeravitch.net/2014/07/25/another-super-hot-los-angeles-school-board-race/ RESIST REFORM Another Super-Hot Los Angeles School Board Race | Diane Ravitch's blog In District 1 in Los Angeles, a well-funded, politically-connected candidate–Alex Johnson– squares
The case against Alex Johnson
http://thewire.k12newsnetwork.com/2014/07/25/the-case-against-alex-johnson/ The case against Alex JohnsonWhen it comes to corporate sponsors poverty pimp Alex Johnson puts top auto racing teams to shame. The original draft of this essay was written in mid-June, 2014. The figures cited in the piece are
L.A.'s Culture War Over the Last True Skid Row in America | Features | Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events | LA Weekly
Read this article . The comment is viable given the cast. It is unfortunate these political puppets and billionaires have no sense. They do not pay for their arrogant stupidity. We do, http://www.laweekly.com/2014-07-24/news/las-culture-war-over-the-last-true-skid-row-in-america/?showFullText=trueTHE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS ZEALOUSLY AND SELECTIVELY (NON-UNIFORM PROSECUTION OF
George Mckenna Made a Bad L.A. School Good and Proud by Proving It's Not Just the Principal That Counts
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Quote's context sheds better light on LAUSD candidate George McKenna - freenewspos.com
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MorE ConFlict in Ed Politics: LAUSD BOARD ELECTION BETWEEN MCKENNA AND JOHNSON
Colleagues...please read this link from Robert Skeels posted to today on Diane Ravitch's blog site. It will help cement the decision to vote for George McKenna...and help to get him elected. We must be in unison to defeat the skulduggery of Johnson/Eli Broad/Ridley Thomas and their charter school agenda to privatize our public schools. Robert D. Skeels * says: July 25,