Gates and the Teacher Wars: It Matters Where You Stand | Cult of Pedagogy
http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/gates-teacher-wars/ Gates and the Teacher Wars: It Matters Where You StandDoes staying out of the ed reform debate make you out of touch, a peacekeeper, or a self-serving a-hole? There was a time, not long ago, when I was a Bill Gates defender. His foundation has done incredible things to slow the spread of HIV in the third world. They are improving infrastructure a
Why Do Americans Love to Blame Teachers? - The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/09/the-war-on-teachers/379403/ Why Do Americans Love to Blame Teachers? Oleg Golovnev/Shutterstock America hates teachers. That's not exactly the thesis of Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, but her account of 200 years of education policy provides plenty of evidence for it. "The history of education reform," she notes, "show
The Pain and Isolation of an ATR ( ABSENT TEACHER RESERVE )
One of the first people I thought of yesterday when I read the Daily News article with Chancellor Farina's hopes for the upcoming year was blogger Fidgety Teach.Fidgety was a highly regarded and loved pre-K teacher in Brooklyn when she got caught up in the evilness of her principal, Kristine Mustillo. One mistake, forever altered the course of Fidgety's career. One mistake, cost the children of Br
Will rebidding for LAUSD tablets bring more of the same?: Letters to DN Editor on iPad
http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/20140902/will-rebidding-for-lausd-tablets-bring-more-of-the-same-lettersWill rebidding for LAUSD tablets be more of same?Re: "LAUSD rebidding contract for iPads" (Aug. 27):Los Angeles Unified School Superintendent John Deasy acts like a man in the midst of a bank heist who suddenly claims King's X, as in a game of tag, saying, "Hey this one was great
9-1-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: STOP LAUSD From Throwing Good Money After Bad: Investigate/Audit Bad Ed Tech DealsDear Friends, Thank you for signing the petition "Reappoint Architect Stuart Magruder to the LAUSD Bond Oversight Committee" a while back. Together we restored a watchdog with integrity to his rightful role as member of the BOC. Now your powerful voice is needed again in LAUSD to help