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Monday, May 27, 2013

Diane in the Evening 5-27-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

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Katie Lapham’s Data Analysis: 26% of Her Time Not Teaching

In a guest post for Anthony Cody, Katie Lapham calculated that 26% of her school year is spent NOT teaching.
Data inquiry, data analysis, professional development, etc. took time away from teaching.
If you teach, what proportion of your time is spent not teaching?
How much time is devoted to test prep, testing, and data analysis?

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-27-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] EduShyster: Wall St Is Only Thinking About the Kids by dianerav What happened when the head of the biggest charter chain in Illibois had a frank conversation with Wall Street investors? EdShyster listened in. This is what she learned. Good News: Texas Legislature Reduces Number of Tests to Graduate; Bad News: More Privatization by dianerav The good work of many parent organizations and local school boards achieved a positive result yesterday when the Legislature p... more »