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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

11-12-13 @ THE CHALK FACE

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Listen to @KarenLewisCTU. Studio Version @thechalkface!
Shaun and I are headed back to the MidWest Family Broadcasting this week to record new STUDIO episodes of @the chalkface.   We love the internet show but check out this studio version with Karen Lewis.  What do you call it when you close 50 public schools that serve mostly minority and low income children? […]


“Fahrenheit 451″ 60 Years Later: “Why do we need the things in books?”
\”Fahrenheit 451\” 60 Years Later: \”Why do we need the things in books?\”. via “Fahrenheit 451″ 60 Years Later: “Why do we need the things in books?”.

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The Data Quality Campaign: Encouraging States to Ramp Up Data Collection
In April 2013, I wrote a post about the inBloom database and Louisiana Superintendent John White’s secret arrangement with inBloom. White’s inBloom arrangement is not the only student data sharing agreement into which White has entered.  It is one of many arrangements White has made and about which the public has been kept in the dark. So […]
11-11-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Teacher Evaluations: Moving From a Flawed System to a Fair SystemAs a teacher in a low socio-economic status (SES) public middle school, I can agree that the greatest in-school factor in promoting student growth is teacher quality. That being said, the main concern I have centers on how education reformers are holding teachers accountable for their students’ test scores. More spe