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LAUSD OR TARGETED TEACHERS- A SIMPLE WAY TO KNOW WHO'S TELLING THE TRUTH - Perdaily.com
LAUSD OR TARGETED TEACHERS- A SIMPLE WAY TO KNOW WHO'S TELLING THE TRUTH - Perdaily.com: LAUSD OR TARGETED TEACHERS- A SIMPLE WAY TO KNOW WHO'S TELLING THE TRUTH(Mensaje se repite en Español)While poligraph or lie detector tests remain inadmissible in most court and other proceedings, given their significantly increased reliability, there might just be an application at the Los Angeles Unified Sch
CURMUDGUCATION: The Walking Man Walks
CURMUDGUCATION: The Walking Man Walks: The Walking Man WalksIf you don't know about Dr. Jesse "The Walking Man" Turner, it's about time you did.Turner has embarked on a shoeleather sojourn, traveling from Connecticut to DC in forty-two days.He's a professor of reading and language arts, and like many of us, he's been pushed out of his comfort zone by the need to get people's attention ab
Malloy, Executive Power and the Politics of Appeasement - Wait What?
Malloy, Executive Power and the Politics of Appeasement - Wait What?: Malloy, Executive Power and the Politics of AppeasementIn preparation for the Connecticut General Assembly’s 2015 constitutionally required veto session, Democratic legislative leaders announced yesterday that no votes would be taken on whether to sustain or override the nine bills vetoed by Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy dur
What Democrats Lost In Bipartisan No Child Left Behind Rewrite, And What They Won | ThinkProgress
What Democrats Lost In Bipartisan No Child Left Behind Rewrite, And What They Won | ThinkProgress: What Democrats Lost In Bipartisan No Child Left Behind Rewrite, And What They WonThe Every Child Achieves Act, the Senate’s bipartisan fix to No Child Left Behind, passed Thursday with 81 voting for and 17 against. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) voted agains
Pat Toomey background check amendment: Why the No Child Left Behind rewrite won't include it.
Pat Toomey background check amendment: Why the No Child Left Behind rewrite won't include it.: Background Check Provision Gets Chucked From No Child Left Behind RewriteIn the final days of debates over the Senate’s bill to replace No Child Left Behind, which passed with unusual bipartisan support on Thursday, various amendments got offered up and obliterated at lightning speed. Among the more unfo
CURMUDGUCATION: The GOP vs. DEM Question
CURMUDGUCATION: The GOP vs. DEM Question: The GOP vs. DEM QuestionDiscussion surrounding ESEA re-authorization has helped clarify the question that distinguished between the Democratic and Republican parties when it comes to education--Is it better to have stupid education policy implemented by the state or federal government?Democrats believe (and asserted it with vigor in their ill-conceived Mur
Nonprofit L.A. Fund for Public Education Caught Up in Scandal at Los Angeles Unified | Nonprofit Quarterly
Nonprofit Support Group Caught Up in Scandal at Los Angeles Unified | Nonprofit Quarterly: Nonprofit Support Group Caught Up in Scandal at Los Angeles UnifiedJuly 15, 2015; Los Angeles Daily NewsA prestigious nonprofit support group affiliated with the nation’s second-largest school district, with a high-profile staff and blue-ribbon board of directors, found itself in the middle of a scandal over
AUDIT FINDS MISMANAGEMENT, ETHICAL BREACHES IN LAUSD FOOD SERVICES AND DEASY-FOUNDED L.A. FUND FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION (3 stories) - 4LAKids
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: AUDIT FINDS MISMANAGEMENT, ETHICAL BREACHES IN LAUSD FOOD SERVICES AND DEASY-FOUNDED L.A. FUND FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION (3 stories): AUDIT FINDS MISMANAGEMENT, ETHICAL BREACHES IN LAUSD FOOD SERVICES AND DEASY-FOUNDED L.A. FUND FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION (3 stories) The Los Angeles school district’s massive food services program is riddled with mismanagement, in
Then and Now in Reforming the Teaching of History (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Then and Now in Reforming the Teaching of History (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Then and Now in Reforming the Teaching of History (Part 2)A half-century ago, academics led an effort to reform the teaching of history and the social studies in a movement called the New Social Studies (NSS). Since the mid-1990s, again professors, social studies curriculum specialists
Next up for No Child Left Behind: Senate-House negotiations - Yahoo News
Next up for No Child Left Behind: Senate-House negotiations - Yahoo News: Next up for No Child Left Behind: Senate-House negotiationsWASHINGTON (AP) — No one thinks it'll be easy, but the House and Senate are embarking on negotiations to merge two differing education bills that would rewrite the nation's much-criticized No Child Left Behind education law.Related StoriesSenate OKs revised No Child
The bizarre alliance between Republicans and teachers unions, explained - Vox
The bizarre alliance between Republicans and teachers unions, explained - Vox: The bizarre alliance between Republicans and teachers unions, explainedHidden behind Thursday's overwhelmingly bipartisan Senate vote to get rid of No Child Left Behind is one of the strangest alliances in politics: Teachers unions have joined hands with Republicans.RelatedThe Senate just voted to get rid of No Child Le
Charter schools’ worst nightmare: A pro-union movement may change charters forever - Salon.com
Charter schools’ worst nightmare: A pro-union movement may change charters forever - Salon.com: Charter schools’ worst nightmare: A pro-union movement may change charters foreverA growing number of charter school teachers want to unionize, the American Prospect's Rachel M. Cohen tells SalonWhen you think of charter schools, there are probably a few people and concepts that come to mind: Michelle R
Ohio Department of Education retracts charter school assessments; top officials under scrutiny - Break News - Ohio
Ohio Department of Education retracts charter school assessments; top officials under scrutiny - Break News - Ohio: Ohio Department of Education retracts charter school assessments; top officials under scrutinyThe Ohio Department of Education on Friday retracted evaluations of charter school-related organizations because a high-ranking department official with ties to the charter school industry a
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Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 7/17/15
SPECIAL NITE CAP CORPORATE ED REFORMSystem Failure: Charter Schools in Louisiana | Seattle EducationSystem Failure: Charter Schools in Louisiana | Seattle Education: System Failure: Charter Schools in LouisianaSince 2005, approximately $700 million in public tax dollars have been spent on charter schools that currently have not achieved a C or better on the state’s grading system.New Orleans was t
