Education Week: A Sandy Hook Parent's Letter to Teachers
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/09/06/03marquezgreen.h33.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2Published in Print: September 18, 2013, as A Sandy Hook Parent's Letter to TeachersCOMMENTARYA Sandy Hook Parent's Letter to TeachersBy Nelba Marquez-GreenePrinter-FriendlyEmail ArticleReprintsCommentsAs another school year begins and old routines settle back into place, I wanted to share my story in honor of the
5 Characteristics Of Grit -- How Many Do You Have? - Forbes
"grit"—a measure of conscientiousness and perseverancehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/margaretperlis/2013/10/29/5-characteristics-of-grit-what-it-is-why-you-need-it-and-do-you-have-it/ 5 Characteristics Of Grit -- How Many Do You Have? Recently some close friends visited, both of whom have worked in education with adolescents for over 40 years. We were talking about students in general and
Lausd Board Member Steve Zimmer'S Excuses Are Inexcusable
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-lausd-deasy-20140904-story.html#page=1Zimmer on iPad Flap:The notion of the constantly ticking inequity clock" fueled the fervor of iPads for all, school board member Steve Zimmer said. "It's my job to balance that urgency with scrutiny. And never have I failed more at that balance."He must have really worked on that blurb, it is well cra
LA Times Receives Letters from the public that reflect acute awareness of LAUSD dysfunction and corruption
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-le-0907-sunday-lausd-ipads-20140907-story.html LAUSD iPad fiasco a distraction from real issues To the editor: It is astonishing that it has taken this long for the "fervor and fury" over the Los Angeles Unified School District's iPad debacle to emerge. ("Supt. Deasy's early and avid support of iPads under intense scrutiny," Sept
Supt. Deasy's early and avid support of iPads under intense scrutiny - LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-lausd-deasy-20140904-story.html#page=2 Supt. Deasy's early and avid support of iPads under intense scrutiny The pitch came from a smiling man in a jacket and tie, sitting at his desk and rhapsodizing about the wonders one product could bring to the sprawling Los Angeles Unified School District. The new item would lead to "huge leaps in what's poss
Zimmer's inexcusable excuses
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-lausd-deasy-20140904-story.html#page=1Zimmer on iPad Flap:The notion of the constantly ticking inequity clock" fueled the fervor of iPads for all, school board member Steve Zimmer said. "It's my job to balance that urgency with scrutiny. And never have I failed more at that balance."He must have really worked on that blurb, it is well cra
Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core | Mother Jones
Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core How a bipartisan education reform effort became the biggest conservative bogeyman since Obamacare. —Tim Murphy | September/October 2014 Issue Illustration: Chris Buzelli ONE NIGHT LAST SEPTEMBER, a 46-year-old Veterans Administration research manager named Robert Small showed up at a public meeting with state education officials in Ellicott
Fwd: Twelve Theses on Education's Future in the Age of Neoliberalism and Terrorism
Twelve Theses on Education's Future in the Age of Neoliberalism and Terrorism Thursday, 04 September 2014 10:03 By Jeffrey R. Di Leo, Henry A. Giroux, Kenneth J. Saltman, and Sophia A. McClennen, Paradigm Publishers | Book Excerpt 101 font size Print Email (Image: Paradigm Publishers)This excerpt from the chapter titled, "Twelve Theses on Education's
LAUSD administration swells 20 percent from 2001 to 2007 - Topix
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9-6-14 Hemlock on the Rocks (The Big Gulp)
Hemlock on the Rocks: LA Schools: Restoring The SUPER In Tendent by Sara Rooshttp://www.citywatchla.com/lead-stories-hidden/7465-la-schools-restoring-the-super-in-tendent -When my home town built a new school in the early '70′s, a whole era vanished in concert with the disappearance of gilded letters proclaiming the "Superintendent's Office" within. I never did figure out what a "Su