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FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, September 18, 2012
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Education Headlines *Tuesday, September 18, 2012* School officials discuss possible spending cutsClasses could get bigger or the school year could get shorter next year at campuses in the Del Mar Union School District as officials look for ways to reduce spending. Some local school trustees receive monthly stipendsSchool board members are technically volunteers, but state law allows for them to get a monthly stipend. The cost of these benefits and salaries paid to part-time school board members in the region run the gamut, with r... more »
Teachers Don't Suck !: Should Classroom Observations Be Like A Play Review
Teachers Don't Suck !: Should Classroom Observations Be Like A Play Review: Should Classroom Observations Be Like A Play Review by Walt S. *A Typical Observation Form Used in Teacher Evaluations* I don't see "Does the teacher know what he/she is talking about?" This is one of the most important things about the lesson! Having everyone "engaged" in the "show" and not providing accurate information is
Why schools alone can’t cure poverty - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
Why schools alone can’t cure poverty - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: Why schools alone can’t cure poverty By Valerie Strauss School reformers often say that great teaching can overcome the effects of poverty. Here, Arthur H. Camins, director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., discusses problems with this reform narrative. By Arthur H. Camins President Obama and other supporters of current education reform policies often speak about high quality education as students’ only chance to esc... more »
In Chicago, Imagining a Different Ending
In Chicago, Imagining a Different Ending: In Chicago, Imagining a Different Ending by Sam As contract negotiations drag on in Chicago – and the city’s schoolchildren remain stuck at home for a second week – one thing seems unavoidably clear: even after the strike ends, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his city’s public school teachers will remain deeply divided, deeply mistrustful of one another, and deeply entrenched for the foreseeable future. The good news is that the rest of us can learn something from the mistakes both sides in this particular melodrama have made. In fact, there are ci... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Banda Road Show Empty Talk?
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Banda Road Show Empty Talk?: Banda Road Show Empty Talk? by Charlie Mas I attended the first community meeting for Superintendent Banda at Mercer Middle School last night. I think this is the first time that he has actually been exposed to Q & A from the community. It was a grave disappointment. I don't know what I was expecting - a little candor would have been nice - but all of his answers were empty talk that sounded reassuring without actually giving any reassurance. It was political to an extreme, so slick you'd think the guy had been dipped... more »
Video: The nonsense of Value Added Measures (VAM) | Seattle Education
Video: The nonsense of Value Added Measures (VAM) | Seattle Education: Video: The nonsense of Value Added Measures (VAM) by seattleducation2011 A peer-reviewed study:* The SAS Education Value-Added Assessment System (SAS® EVAAS®) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD): Intended and Unintended Consequences. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 20(12)* The introduction: The SAS Educational Value-Added Assessment System (SAS® EVAAS®) is the most widely used value-added system in the country. It is also self-proclaimed as “the most robust and reliable” system available, with i...more »
All Things Education: What's with many Democratic Party leaders supporting people who support people who support destroying the Democratic Party?
All Things Education: What's with many Democratic Party leaders supporting people who support people who support destroying the Democratic Party?: What's with many Democratic Party leaders supporting people who support people who support destroying the Democratic Party? by Rachel Levy [image: DFER Fake Democrats for Education Privatization (click on Picture)] IT IS A RULE: YOU CAN'T BE AGAINST PEOPLE AND FOR CORPORATIONS AND CALL YOURSELF A DEMOCRAT...EVER! I'm going to steal a page out of Diane Ravitch's blogging book (stylistically). I'm still having a hard time understanding ... more »
In Chicago the chickens have came home to roost for the IEA leadership’s “teacher-led reform.” « Fred Klonsky
In Chicago the chickens have came home to roost for the IEA leadership’s “teacher-led reform.” « Fred Klonsky: In Chicago the chickens have came home to roost for the IEA leadership’s “teacher-led reform.” by Fred Klonsky It was only a month ago that IEA’s Executive Director Audrey Soglin was still extolling the virtues of Illinois’ Senate Bill 7 at a meeting of the National Council of State Legislators. She was still claiming it as a national model of school reform. She was still calling it “teacher-led school reform.” There is no need to tell once more the story behind Senate Bi... more »
CUNY Administrator Apologizes to QCC Campus for English Dept Threat « Student Activism
CUNY Administrator Apologizes to QCC Campus for English Dept Threat « Student Activism: CUNY Administrator Apologizes to QCC Campus for English Dept Threat by Angus Johnston After the scandal surrounding a CUNY administrator’s threat to dismantle the Queensborough Community College English department broke wide in the academic media yesterday, that administrator — a QCC vice president — sent a letter of apology to the department’s chair. That apology, and an accompanying letter to the college’s faculty, went further than a Sunday letter from the QCC president to disavow her initi... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Taking a break from picket duty to read the contract
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Taking a break from picket duty to read the contract: Taking a break from picket duty to read the contract by Mike Klonsky Chicago teachers take break from the picket line to study the contract.America's Radio News has been providing good coverage of the strike by calling on sources other than Rahm's overworked and under-truthed PR squad. Yesterday they interviewed Katie Osgood who gave them an accurate assessment of Day 6. Today, I will be on at 11:15 a.m. CDT. You can listen live here. ***** With an eye on the Chicago teachers strike, D.C. council m... more »
Modern School: Report Calls for More Teacher Support and Less Testing
Modern School: Report Calls for More Teacher Support and Less Testing: Report Calls for More Teacher Support and Less Testing by Michael Dunn Huck/Konopacki Labor CartoonsIf California wants to improve student academic performance, it needs to emphasize recruiting, educating and retaining teachers, according to a new report by a state task force, the Los Angeles Times reported on September 9. The task force also rejected making any links between teacher evaluations and students’ standardized test scores. This latter finding is particularly salient in light of the recent Chicago te... more »
When Teachers Strike Nobody Wins | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
When Teachers Strike Nobody Wins | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: When Teachers Strike Nobody Wins by Cheryl S. Williams It seems everyone has an opinion about the teacher strike currently taking place in Chicago. I do too, but it’s not about who’s to blame. There’s plenty of that to go around. What I do know is that regardless of how this strike ends, nobody will have won— - Students will have missed valuable learning time - Teachers and their union will be vilified for selfishness - The mayor and school board’s judgment will be suspect - Parent... more »
Schools Matter: The MythBusters at OECD
Schools Matter: The MythBusters at OECD: The MythBusters at OECD by Jim Horn The next time you see one the series of teacher bashing TV ads from the global warming skeptics at Exxon-Mobil, please refer mentally to the myth busting summary shared below. It was posted at AlterNet, and it offers a link to the OECD report for skeptics, of global warming or otherwise. A *new international report* demolishes several deeply held myths about our educational system. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report, which compares the
Morning UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-18-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: These Ed School Professors Spoke Up by dianerav This reader is grateful to the 88 education scholars who protested the misuse of test scores in Chopicago. They told Mayor Rahm Emanuel he was wrong. That takes guts. And it matters. It’s important for teachers to know they are not alone. And they are not wrong. The reader writes: Let’s not forget the CReATE group of 88 professors who sent a letter “to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard and the Board of Education signed by 88 faculty members from 15 local universities warning that The Foundation ... more »
11 parcel taxes, 44 school bonds on November ballot | EdSource Today
11 parcel taxes, 44 school bonds on November ballot | EdSource Today: 11 parcel taxes, 44 school bonds on November ballot ** September 18th, 2012 | Add a Comment | By John Fensterwald Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on google_plusone More Sharing Services Gov. Jerry Brown and attorney Molly Munger aren’t the only ones asking voters for more money for schools in November. Eleven districts are asking for parcel taxes and 44 districts have put school construction bonds on the ballot, according to Mike McMahon, a school consultant and Alameda Unified trustee who tr... more »
A rough start for Oakland’s special education students - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools
A rough start for Oakland’s special education students - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools: A rough start for Oakland’s special education students Monday, September 17th, 2012 at 5:20 pm in 1 Comment *Stacey Smith is an Oakland school district parent and volunteer who has served on the District GATE Advisory Committee, the school board’s Special Committee on School Based Management, and the Community Advisory Committee for Special Education. What she writes about does not reflect the view of any group.* The 2012-13 school year did not begin well for Oaklan... more »
Fighting bullies — one school community at a time - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
Fighting bullies — one school community at a time - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] Fighting bullies — one school community at a time By Valerie Strauss We hear a lot about the problem of bullying but less about programs that actually help curb the insidious problem. Here are some that have helped in different communities, written by John Gomperts, president and chief executive officer of America's Promise, a nonprofit network of organizations that helps promote volunteer action for young people. By John Gomperts As the school year starts, young peopl... more »
Schools Matter: Vancouver Sun gives me too much credit
Schools Matter: Vancouver Sun gives me too much credit: Vancouver Sun gives me too much credit by skrashen Credit where credit is due. I am quoted in “Raise a Reader” (Vancouver Sun, Sept 17) as follows: “University of Southern California linguist, professor emeritus and literacy activist Stephen Krashen said … research suggests that a single “home run” book or series can create a voluntary reader. A study done by Krashen involving 214 fourth graders from three Los Angeles elementary schools found that over half of the students could identify the particular book that first interest... more »
Jerry Brown and Molly Munger both want to raise taxes to help schools - - but differ on approach - Gov. Jerry Brown - The Sacramento Bee
Jerry Brown and Molly Munger both want to raise taxes to help schools - - but differ on approach - Gov. Jerry Brown - The Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown and Molly Munger both want to raise taxes to help schools - - but differ on approach By Kevin Yamamura kyamamura@sacbee.com Published: Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 1A If Gov. Jerry Brown and civil rights attorney Molly Munger agree on one thing, it's that California needs to raise taxes to give schools more money. Voters who share that view now have to consider two distinctly different paths devised to accomplish the goal. O... more »
Is Poverty Destiny?: Ideology v. Evidence in Education Reform | Voices on the Square | National Education Policy Center
Is Poverty Destiny?: Ideology v. Evidence in Education Reform | Voices on the Square | National Education Policy Center: Is Poverty Destiny?: Ideology v. Evidence in Education Reform | Voices on the Square P.L. Thomas September 17, 2012 - Gates Foundation [Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation] - Anthony Cody - Radical Scholarship Blog - Foundation Involvement in School Reform - Neo-Liberal Reform(s) - Poverty - School Reform and Restructuring In the spirit of his *Education Week* blog, Living in Dialogue, science educator and activist Anthony Cody ent... more »
NYC Educator: ATR Opportunity of a Lifetime!
NYC Educator: ATR Opportunity of a Lifetime!: ATR Opportunity of a Lifetime! by NYC Educator * By special guest blogger Suddenly ATR* I was invited to a "Teacher Recruitment Fair." I spent the better part of the previous night printing out copies of my resume, recent observations, and fiddling with my portfolio. I got a rather troubling email though from the DOE, which said (and I quote): "Thank you again for registering for tomorrow’s Teacher Recruitment Fair at 4PM ET. As a reminder, this event will take place at Citi Field, located at 123-01 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing, NY 11368. ... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Do Home Schoolers "Belong to the Government"?
Missouri Education Watchdog: Do Home Schoolers "Belong to the Government"?: Do Home Schoolers "Belong to the Government"? by stlgretchen Does being "missional" or "democratic" mean home schooling should be discouraged? Whose idea of "social contract" should apply in your childrens' education? A recent article (adapted from a blog *Strange Figures*) in the St. Louis Post Dispatch about home schooling raised interesting questions about the role of home schoolers in society, both from a religious and secular standpoint. The author, Sharon Autenrieth, questions the premise of a "so... more »
UTLA TEACHERS: THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON AT THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION - Perdaily.com
UTLA TEACHERS: THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON AT THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION - Perdaily.com: UTLA TEACHERS: THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON AT THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION by Leonard Isenberg *Imagine union leadership that truly represents rank-and-file interests and those of students...instead of themselves and the school district. * Strike Continues as Chicago Teachers Mull Contract's Gains and Losses Theresa Moran | September 17, 2012 Striking Chicago teachers will remain out of the classroom until Wednesday at least, as union members debate their tentative contract. The agre... more »
Big Education Ape Nite Cap UPDATE 9-17-12 #SOSCHAT #CTUSTRIKE
*Nite Cap UPDATE* *UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE* Today’s Update On The Chicago Teachers’ Strike by Larry Ferlazzo Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources On The Chicago Teachers’ Strike: Hearing Set in Chicago’s Bid to End Teachers Strike is from The New York Times. Rahm is suing to end the Chicago teachers’ strike. Does he have a case? is from The Washington Post. Standing up for teachers is from The Washington Post. The Chicago Teachers’ Balancing Act is from The American Prospect. Will President Obama Speak Out Against Act 10? by dianerav Four years ago, candidate Ob...more »
Arrogance, The Gates Foundation & The “Remembering Self” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
Arrogance, The Gates Foundation & The “Remembering Self” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…: Arrogance, The Gates Foundation & The “Remembering Self” by Larry Ferlazzo I’ve certainly been critical of the Gates Foundation and Bill Gates on many occasions. However, recently, I had been developing some response for both — Gates staff has been engaging in what appeared to me a productiveonline dialogue with my Education Week and Teacher Leaders Network colleague Anthony Cody and Bill Gates recently gave a surprisingly open-minded interview to The New York Times. But in the last pa... more »
Eugene Robinson: Standing up for teachers - The Washington Post
Eugene Robinson: Standing up for teachers - The Washington Post: [image: Eugene Robinson] Eugene RobinsonOpinion Writer Standing up for teachers - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - E-mail - Reprints By Eugene Robinson, Monday, September 17, 12:55 PM Teachers are heroes, not villains, and it’s time to stop demonizing them. It has become fashionable to blame all of society’s manifold sins and wickedness on “teachers unions,” as if it were possible to separate these supposedly evil organizations from the dedicated public servants who belong to... more »
Modern School: Chicago Teachers Vote to Continue Strike
Modern School: Chicago Teachers Vote to Continue Strike: Chicago Teachers Vote to Continue Strike by Michael Dunn Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) House of Delegates voted Sunday to reject the latest contract proposal and continue their strike, in a challenge to both the leadership of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the leadership of their own union, who had negotiated the tentative agreement. The leadership of CTU is seen by many as a progressive, fighting leadership, willing to go toe to toe with their powerful parent organization, the American ... more »
Response: A Nobel Laureate Writes About Becoming A "Science Coach" - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher
Response: A Nobel Laureate Writes About Becoming A "Science Coach" - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher: [image: Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo] Response: A Nobel Laureate Writes About Becoming A "Science Coach" By Larry Ferlazzo on September 16, 2012 1:01 PM ** *(Note: This is the first post in a several-part series on teaching science) * Last week's question was: *What is the best advice you would give to help an educator become better at teaching science?* I'll be posting a number of guest responses over the next two weeks, and invite readers to share ... more »
GOOD Education: Schools Don’t Need Reform, They Need Revolution « Cooperative Catalyst
GOOD Education: Schools Don’t Need Reform, They Need Revolution « Cooperative Catalyst: GOOD Education: Schools Don’t Need Reform, They Need Revolution by Nikhil Goyal Nominated for the U.S. Secretary of Education by Diane Ravitch and lauded as an “emerging voice of his generation,” at age 17, Nikhil Goyal is the author of One Size Does Not Fit All: A Student’s Assessment of School by the Alternative Education Resource Organization. This piece originally appeared on GOOD Education: Schools Don’t Need Reform, They Need Revolution In the summer of 2010 I took a three-week trip to I... more »
Daily Kos: "Whatever the cause, our society’s answer seems to be: Beat up the teachers."
Daily Kos: "Whatever the cause, our society’s answer seems to be: Beat up the teachers.": "Whatever the cause, our society’s answer seems to be: Beat up the teachers." by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) That is a line from Standing up for teachers, the new *Washington Post* column by Pulitzer Prize winner Eugene Robinson, who seems to be one of the few major columnists who gets it. From the very beginning of his column, Robinson makes clear his viewpoint: Teachers are heroes, not villains, and it’s time to stop demonizing them.
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Day 6
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Day 6: Day 6 by Mike Klonsky Out on the picket lines I saw teachers in small groups, reading the tentative contract, line-by-line and discussing it. Talk about your participatory democracy. Here it is, right on the mean streets of Chicago. No wonder Rahm and his corporate pals are horrified. No wonder he asking for an injunction. Reading a contract before you sign it is a concept so beyond anything that ever takes place in Rahm;s City Council or in Rahm's hand-picked Board of Education, it seems downright revolutionary. Or to quote Rahm, "a threat t... more »
This Week In Education: Thompson: Thin-Skinned Response From Gates
This Week In Education: Thompson: Thin-Skinned Response From Gates: Thompson: Thin-Skinned Response From Gates by john thompson [image: Gates]During the Anthony Cody's five-part exchange with the Gates Foundation at*Living in Dialogue*, Cody presented a series of closely argued positions on school reform, while the foundation's representatives responded with sound bites. Even so, I was flabbergasted by the response in Impatient Optimistsby Irving Scott and Stacey Childress to Cody’s last post. So, I reread their "The Role of the Marketplace in Education," and Cody’s post to see wh...more »
Commit To Everything And All Things At Once (Or Rebel) [Future of Teaching] | The Jose Vilson
Commit To Everything And All Things At Once (Or Rebel) [Future of Teaching] | The Jose Vilson: Commit To Everything And All Things At Once (Or Rebel) [Future of Teaching] by Jose Balloon’s Emotions An excerpt from my latest: It might be the best description of the first week of faculty meetings for schools nationwide. The Common Core State Standards (and multiple intelligences, the workshop model, and the host of other initiatives I’ve seen) have brought along their own set of pseudo-experts coming in to tell teachers what to teach, how to teach, and, inevitably why. The last one ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Let's Tax Rhee's Dream Team
Jersey Jazzman: Let's Tax Rhee's Dream Team: Let's Tax Rhee's Dream Team by Duke Michele Rhee's motto: If you're going to improve schools, get together a bunch of people who know nothing about how they are run. At long last, the education advocacy group begun by former D.C. Chancellor Michelle Rhee has named a new, permanent board of directors. In addition to Rhee herself, the board members include: • comedian and school choice advocate *Bill Cosby*; • decorated television journalist *Connie Chung*; • *Jennifer Johnson*, an executive vice president and CEO for Franklin Resources, a... more »
Occupy Wall Street? or Work There? « Deborah Meier on Education
Occupy Wall Street? or Work There? « Deborah Meier on Education: Occupy Wall Street? or Work There? by debmeier Isn’t it amazing–the members of an organization devoted to small government, low taxes, etc etc would rather work on Wall Street for a lot of money rather than work with OCCUPY as a volunteer? Amazingly, more than a fourth opted for OCCUPY!! Inside moles? A new bizarre front group for Wl Street pops up every day. *From: *Matthew Faraci *Subject: Occupy Wall Street? Millennials would rather work there* Occupy Wall Street? Millennials would rather work there [image: Genera... more »
Educators oppose test score-based teacher evaluation Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Educators oppose test score-based teacher evaluation: Educators oppose test score-based teacher evaluation by admin 9/17/12 Media Release: For Immediate Distribution Contact information: Isabel Nunez, Professor, Concordia University Chicago, isabel.nunez@cuchicago.edu, 708-209-3518 Erica Meiners, Professor, Northeastern Illinois University, e-meiners@neiu.edu, 773-816-6561 Chicago, IL. As the Chicago Teachers Union begins the second week of their strike, some political leaders and media commentators are quick to blame teacher... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Merit Pay Fairy Sighted in Newark!
Jersey Jazzman: Merit Pay Fairy Sighted in Newark!: Merit Pay Fairy Sighted in Newark! by Duke The Merit Pay Fairy has landed in Jersey! New Jersey and the Newark Teachers Union are negotiating a form of merit pay in the state-run district that would block poorly rated teachers from receiving automatic annual salary bumps that are now based solely on years of experience, union officials said. Only teachers evaluated as "effective" or "highly effective" on a new four-tier scale would be eligible for pay increases that are now tied to how many years they have worked, union President... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Our hipster alderman
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Our hipster alderman: Our hipster alderman by Mike Klonsky "All labor has dignity" Just got this missive from CTU's Kenzo Shibata: Good morning, Chicago Teachers Union Delegates voted to extend the strike until Tuesday, giving members time to review the tentative agreement before voting on it. Chicago is the city of the parking meter deal where aldermen voted to privatize parking meters before reading the
Chicago Teachers Union leader Karen Lewis pushed back — and won - NY Daily News
Chicago Teachers Union leader Karen Lewis pushed back — and won - NY Daily News: Chicago Teachers Union leader Karen Lewis pushed back — and won Feisty firebrand has emerged as new champion for millions of public school teachersComments (2)NEW YORK DAILY NEWS [image: Karen Lewis]ASSOCIATED PRESS Chicago Teachers Union head Karen Lewis has emerged as the new champion for millions of frustrated public school teachers. Karen Lewis, who last week led 29,000 Chicago teachers on a school strike heard across the nation, has suddenly emerged as the new champion for millions of frustrate...more »
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Monday, September 17, 2012
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Education Headlines *Monday, September 17, 2012* Troubled New Millennium charter school keeps getting second chancesThe school had opened in 1999 with the goal of providing a "last chance" for students on the verge of dropping out. Instead, by Fresno Unified's own reckoning, New Millennium was failing to meet the most basic education standards. Decision on Sweetwater superintendent awaitedIt may be more than a week before a clamoring community learns whether Sweetwater Union High School District’s interim Superintendent Edward B... more »
The in box. CReATE: Value Added Measures (VAM) are neither valid or reliable. « Fred Klonsky
The in box. CReATE: Value Added Measures (VAM) are neither valid or reliable. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. CReATE: Value Added Measures (VAM) are neither valid or reliable. by Fred Klonsky *Media Release:* *For Immediate Distribution* *Contact information:* *Isabel Nunez, Professor, Concordia University Chicago,* *isabel.nunez@cuchicago.edu, 708-209-3518* *Erica Meiners, Professor, Northeastern Illinois University,* *e-meiners@neiu.edu, 773-816-6561* *Chicago, IL. As the Chicago Teachers Union begins the second week of* *their strike, some political leaders and media commentators are ... more »
Hip Hop Group Pens Track Praising Striking Chicago Teachers - Education - GOOD
Hip Hop Group Pens Track Praising Striking Chicago Teachers - Education - GOOD: Hip Hop Group Pens Track Praising Striking Chicago Teachers Striking Chicago educators have received their share of criticism but political hip hop group Rebel Diaz is giving teachers some lyrical praise in their new track, "Chicago Teacher". The two brothers, Rodrigo "RodStarz" and Gonzalo "G1" Venegas, who make up Rebel Diaz currently run a community arts center in the South Bronx, but grew up on Chicago's North Side and attended the city's public schools. On top of thanking the teachers that taugh... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: SPS News and Updates
Seattle Schools Community Forum: SPS News and Updates: SPS News and Updates by Melissa Westbrook This story from the Times on *Roosevelt's Rueben Van Kempen*, drama teacher and director extraordinaire who will be inducted into the Educational Theatre Association's Hall of Fame in San Diego this week. One interesting item that most don't know - RHS offers the only full-time theater program in SPS with multiple classes. His legacy (but he's not going anywhere) - this from a student: *"He instilled a belief in me, a belief in following my passions and drea
Big Education Ape 2nd Banana 9-15-12 Recap of Last Week's Best Post
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