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James Baldwin said it best: 

"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."


A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAP





2-24-14 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG - Everything Is Not Always Awesome, But It Can Be
Everything Is Not Always Awesome, But It Can Be — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEverything Is Not Always Awesome, But It Can BeFebruary 24, 2014 by Kevin ScottA positive school culture is critical to the success of any school. As educators, we know that staying positive in the wake of planning, paperwork, meetings, grading, and all of the other administrative tasks is tough, especiall
solidaridad: Some very important considerations for UTLA voters
solidaridad: Some very important considerations for UTLA voters: Some very important considerations for UTLA votersSouth Area UTLAWhen vile poverty pimp Ben Austin and his fellow privatizers of Parent Revolution (pRev) issued a challenge to UTLA to meet with them after the crimes pRev committed at Weigand ES, only one teacher/UTLA officer showed up to stand alongside all the displaced Weigand teac
Seattle pushes back on Common Core Standards and high-stakes testing | Seattle Education
Seattle pushes back on Common Core Standards and high-stakes testing | Seattle Education: Seattle pushes back on Common Core Standards and high-stakes testingThe Battle for Seattle continues.Please submit this resolution, modified for your district, for adoption at the March 9th district caucuses. The deadline for submissions is this Wednesday. The more districts that pass a resolution against CCS
empathyeducates – This Is Your Brain on Poverty: What Science Tells Us About Poverty
empathyeducates – This Is Your Brain on Poverty: What Science Tells Us About Poverty: This Is Your Brain on Poverty: What Science Tells Us About Poverty(Photo: Franco Folini / Flickr)Poverty has been identified as a causal factor in lower IQ and psychiatric disorders. What can this tell us about public policy and the minimum wage?By Christian Exoo and Calvin F. Exoo | Originally Published at Truth
Why are TFA and “reformers” perhaps the least interested in reform? | Cloaking Inequity
Why are TFA and “reformers” perhaps the least interested in reform? | Cloaking Inequity: Why are TFA and “reformers” perhaps the least interested in reform?Why are TFA and, more generally, “reformers” perhaps the least interested in reform? Why do they get defensive when faced with critiques based on empiricism (data and research) and efficacy (is their reform working)? See for example Jonathan Al
NYC Public School Parents: inBloom to testify on Friday & state plans to upload your child's private data in July
NYC Public School Parents: inBloom to testify on Friday & state plans to upload your child's private data in July: nBloom to testify on Friday & state plans to upload your child's private data in July      Last week, the Commissioner King revealed that, despite the calls for an indefinite delay by legislators of both parties, he intends to start uploading student data to inBloom in July, w
NYC Educator: Uncommon Kids Need More than the Core
NYC Educator: Uncommon Kids Need More than the Core: Uncommon Kids Need More than the CorePrincipal Carol Burris is a local hero, frequently writing in Valerie Strauss blog. Most recently, she wrote about the incipient disaster that is the Common Core. They're raising the bar, making everything rigorous, and making sure my ESL students don't get out of high school until they're senior citizens. Th
Parents and the Common Core: A Conversation with National PTA President Otha Thornton | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Parents and the Common Core: A Conversation with National PTA President Otha Thornton | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Parents and the Common Core: A Conversation with National PTA President Otha ThorntonBy Anne O'Brien on February 24, 2014Evidence clearly shows that family engagement in education promotes student success. And the vast majority of parents (and other family me
GLSEN Partners on Efforts for LGBT-Inclusive Teacher Prep | GLSEN
GLSEN Partners on Efforts for LGBT-Inclusive Teacher Prep | GLSEN: GLSEN Partners on Efforts for LGBT-Inclusive Teacher PrepNew Partnership to Broaden Inclusion of LGBT Content in Teacher PreparationNEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2014 –GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education(AACTE) and the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) are p
School Safety Plan Deadline Nears - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
School Safety Plan Deadline Nears - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Reminds Schools to Update School Safety Plans by March 1 DeadlineSchools urged to include mental health policies in plansSACRAMENTO—Schools have until March 1 to review and update comprehensive school safety plans that include policies for dealing with issues ranging from bullying to disaster pr
2-24-14 LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): You think you know what teachers do, right? WrongVia the Washington Post | By Sarah Blaine We all know what teachers do, right? After all, we were all students. Each one of us, each product of public education, we each sat through class after class for thirteen years. We encountered dozens of teachers. We
For-profit charter school operators watch TN | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
For-profit charter school operators watch TN | The Tennessean | tennessean.com: For-profit charter school operators watch TNCompanies lobby for change in law so they can run schools Out-of-state companies that bring in millions in revenue by managing charter schools have their eyes set on Tennessee, an epicenter of education reform.But they need a major change in state law to enter. It would mean
High-Profit Charter Chain to Start Private Schools | Heartlander Magazine
High-Achieving Charter Chain to Start Private Schools | Heartlander Magazine: High-Achieving Charter Chain to Start Private SchoolsFebruary 21, 2014LOREN HEALLoren Heal (loren.heal@gmail.com) is a research programmer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-... (read full bio)EMAIL | TWITTERAudioWill Fitzhugh: The Best History Papers in the Worldplay00:0024:50Download as .mp3Share on linkedinPrintE
Testing Resistance and Reform Spring Launched | Lisa Guisbond
Testing Resistance and Reform Spring Launched | Lisa Guisbond: Testing Resistance and Reform Spring LaunchedCampaigns against the overuse and misuse of standardized testing are exploding across the nation. Many parents, teachers, students and activists agree that one-size-fits-all exams produce narrow, misleading snapshots of U.S. children and public schools. State and local policy makers are star
2-24-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools Open Enrollment Starts TodayEnrollment page.I have to say this all looks very involved so read carefully and good luck.    2014–15 School Choice FormsPre-K (South Shore Only)KindergartenElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh SchoolEnrollment Information Line:  06-252-0410 Transportation Office:  206-252-0900 SPS Service Center and Bilingual Assistance:  206-25
John Thompson: Fear, Teen Stress and High Stakes Tests - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
John Thompson: Fear, Teen Stress and High Stakes Tests - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson: Fear, Teen Stress and High Stakes TestsBy Anthony Cody on February 24, 2014 11:33 AMGuest post by John Thompson.I am a Baby Boomer. I was born in 1953, during the greatest economic boom in history. Tomorrow, we knew, would be better than today. And, today, according to the American
The Myth Behind Public School Failure | NationofChange
The Myth Behind Public School Failure | NationofChange: POST A COMMENTRESIZE TEXT + | - | RPLAIN TEXTPRINTSHAREEMAILUntil about 1980, America’s public schoolteachers were iconic everyday heroes painted with a kind of Norman Rockwell patina—generally respected because they helped most kids learn to read, write and successfully join society. Such teachers made possible at least the idea of a vibrant
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California Sen. Ron Calderon Expected to Surrender to Federal Authorities | NBC Southern California: California Sen. Ron Calderon Expected to Surrender to Federal AuthoritiesCalderon, who was traveling when the 24-count indictment against him and his brother were filed last week, agreed to surrender on Monday.By Andrew Lopez|  Monday, Feb 24, 2014  |  Updated 8:06 AM PSTView Comments (0)|Email|Pri
2-24-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Political Cowards Blaming Parents for School ClosuresTomorrow evening the titans of King Cotton in Memphis will decide the next round of public school turnovers to the corporate welfare kings and queens lined up at the public feeding trough.Superintendent Dorsey Hopson is correct about one thing: closing these schools is not about saving money. If it were, he would be hard pressed
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Monday, February 24, 2014
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: "school libraries"Many L.A. Unified school libraries, lacking staff, are forced to shutEducation HeadlinesMonday, February 24, 2014FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Northern San Joaquin Valley, Si
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-24-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Many L.A. Unified School Libraries, Lacking Staff, Are Forced To ShutBudget cuts leave about half of L.A. Unified's elementary and middle schools without librarians, and thousands of students without books. By Teresa Watanabe, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1jtWS8w Hands raised  ::  Raising their hands, Alexa Martinez, 7, back row, left; Jennifer Hernandez, 6
2-24-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Big union ad buy for Guzzardi.. The price of poker just went up. A piece of interesting election news this morning is that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) just dropped $50,000 on a media ad buy for Will Guzzardi’s race against Machine Democratic Party daughter, Toni Berrios. Berrios h
Morning Wink 2-24-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-24-14 Diane Ravitch's blog #EDCHATDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New Mexico Teacher: Skandera Is No Friend of EducationDavid Aram Wilson offered this testimony at the confirmation hearings of Hanna Skandera, who is acting secretary of education in New Mexico and chairperson of Jeb Bush’s Chiefs
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-24-14 Diane Ravitch's blog #EDCHAT
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: New Mexico Teacher: Skandera Is No Friend of EducationDavid Aram Wilson offered this testimony at the confirmation hearings of Hanna Skandera, who is acting secretary of education in New Mexico and chairperson of Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change. Skandera has been importing “the Florida model” of high-stakes testing and accountability
We Like to Pretend Enriched Child Care and Pre-K Are Important: Are We Willing to Pay the Price? | janresseger
We Like to Pretend Enriched Child Care and Pre-K Are Important: Are We Willing to Pay the Price? | janresseger: We Like to Pretend Enriched Child Care and Pre-K Are Important: Are We Willing to Pay the Price?Posted on February 24, 2014 by janressegerBecause New York mandates that its legislature approve enabling legislation even for local taxes, New York City’s new mayor, Bill deBlasio, may not ac
2-24-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Hartford Leaders scheduled to waste another $650,000 in taxpayer fundsLast week’s Hartford Board of Education meeting has been re-schedule for tonight. At tonight’s meeting, the Hartford Board of Education, led by Mayor Pedro Segarra is expected to throw an additional $650,940 at Teach for America. Despite the fact that there are hundreds of unemployed and underemployed Connecticut res
2-24-14 The Answer Sheeteet
The Answer Sheet: Class size matters a lot, research showsEvery now and then someone in education policy (Arne Duncan) or education philanthropy (Bill Gates) or the media (Malcolm Gladwell) will say something about why class size isn’t really very important because a great teacher can handle a boatload of kids. Not really. A new review of the major research that has been conducted on class […]    
Shanker Blog » When Checking Under The Hood Of Overall Test Score Increases, Use Multiple Tools
Shanker Blog » When Checking Under The Hood Of Overall Test Score Increases, Use Multiple Tools: When Checking Under The Hood Of Overall Test Score Increases, Use Multiple ToolsPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on February 24, 2014When looking at changes in testing results between years, many people are (justifiably) interested in comparing those changes for different student subgroups, such as those def
2-24-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: The Gainesville Sun Rips Rick Scott, Calls for Pause in School Grade FormulaFrom the editors of the Gainesville Sun: Gov. Rick Scott should be providing leadership on this issue, but he has shown repeatedly he’s more about lip service on education than actually fixing wh
2-24-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Learn About Comparatives & Superlatives At My Latest NY Times Post For ELLsMy latest New York Times post for English Language Learners includes a student interactive and teaching ideas. It focuses on comparatives and superlatives. You can see all my previous Times posts for ELLs here.by Larry Ferlazzo / 47min hide  //  
2-24-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman: Education "Reform": The Endgame"What, in your opinion, is the endgame with all this?"A veteran educator with years of experience teaching children in New Jersey's urban areas asked me this Saturday during my talk at the Abbott Leadership Institute. I had just gone through an explanation of the analysis I did with Bruce Baker of the One Newark plan, State Superin
2-24-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: THIS FRIDAY (Feb. 28)! Meet with NYC Parents Who Are Saying NO! (to high stakes testing)Meet with NYC Parents Who Are Saying NO!     (Please Share Widely with your friends, PTAs, SLTs, Parent Lists, teachers)As children and teachers enter the spring “testing season,” parents must decide if we will continue to allow our children to support high-stakes testing. There are many ways t
2-24-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Knowledge: Not If, but How (and Who Decides)Knowledge: Not If, but How (and Who Decides). via Knowledge: Not If, but How (and Who Decides).1 by plthomasedd / 42min hide  //  saveYESTERDAYuntitledWhile writing my post on the NEA-Teach Plus “partnership,” my attention was drawn to more of the information available regarding grant payment on the Gates grants search engine. My curios
2-24-14 V.A.M.: Value Added Measure
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure: The Bosses of the Department of Re-education"The business of America is business."  Public education is not a business, however, and whatever strikes at its heart strikes at the foundations of our democracy.  I have to believe some of the corporate "reformers" think they have the best interests of education at heart.  Many may have their millions, b
2-24-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Knowledge: Not If, but How (and Who Decides)As I have posted before, progressivism and whole language have a long history of being blamed for failure when in reality neither has been practiced in any substantial way by teachers. While school policies and classroom practi
2-24-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Wall Street Bankers, CEO For CuomoFrom the Post:Gov. Cuomo is making another pitch Monday for Republican heavy hitters to back his re-election campaign.Home Depot founder Ken Langone is hosting a “Republicans for Cuomo” event at the Harvard Club at 8:30 a.m. Cuomo will address the well-heeled Wall Street and real-estate titans and field questions.David Malpass, who ran in th
Skip school and lose welfare? The good and bad of Australia’s tough tactics on truancy | HechingerEd Blog
Skip school and lose welfare? The good and bad of Australia’s tough tactics on truancy | HechingerEd Blog: Skip school and lose welfare? The good and bad of Australia’s tough tactics on truancyWhat if the punishment for skipping school was a loss in welfare benefits for your family? It’s a strategy that some politicians are considering in the U.S. – plans have been floated in Missouri and put into
Hawthorne Ave suffers as Newark plays Let’s Make a Deal | Bob Braun's Ledger
Hawthorne Ave suffers as Newark plays Let’s Make a Deal | Bob Braun's Ledger: Hawthorne Ave suffers as Newark plays Let’s Make a DealHawthorne Avenue School–who gets to keep it?Nothing illustrates the bizarre internal politics of state control of Newark schools more dramatically than the fate of the city’s Hawthorne Avenue school.  Neglected for years, in a bad state of repair, its students failin
The Gates Grant Addiction | deutsch29
The Gates Grant Addiction | deutsch29: The Gates Grant AddictionFebruary 24, 2014While writing my post on the NEA-Teach Plus “partnership,” my attention was drawn to more of the information available regarding grant payment on the Gates grants search engine.My curiosity concerned the simple word, “term.”Gradual Grant Disbursement (?)On the Gates grants site, “term” definitely means the number of m
LAUSD- FIX SCHOOLS AND STUDENT INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE SAME TIME - Perdaily.com
LAUSD- FIX SCHOOLS AND STUDENT INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE SAME TIME - Perdaily.com: LAUSD- FIX SCHOOLS AND STUDENT INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE SAME TIME(Mensaje se repite en Español)In the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the land that time forgot, the motto remains: We've Always Done It That Way...No Matter What The Human Cost, Financial Cost Or Legality. Case in point: The squandering of billio
NYC Public School Parents: The current sad state of Murry Bergtraum High School - the result of 10 years of DOE failure
NYC Public School Parents: The current sad state of Murry Bergtraum High School - the result of 10 years of DOE failure: The current sad state of Murry Bergtraum High School - the result of 10 years of DOE failureJohn Elfrank-DanaJohn Elfrank-Dana has been a teacher and chapter leader at Murry Bergtraum High School for many years, as well as an adjunct professor at Fordham University.  He blogs at
Newark Schools Chief Wants Teacher Performance Included in Layoff Criteria - NJ Spotlight
Newark Schools Chief Wants Teacher Performance Included in Layoff Criteria - NJ Spotlight: NEWARK SCHOOLS CHIEF WANTS TEACHER PERFORMANCE INCLUDED IN LAYOFF CRITERIAJOHN MOONEY | FEBRUARY 24, 2014Union leaders leap to defense of long-established contractual practice of basing job cuts on years of experienceCredit: Howard Best/NPSNewark Superintendent of Schools Cami AndersonIn an unprecedented mov
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES: WEEKEND QUOTABLESMichael BrennerA feature of the Obama presidency has been his campaign against the American public school system, eating way at the foundations of elementary education. That means the erosion of an institution that has been one of the keystones of the Republic. The project to remake it as a mixed public/private hybrid is inspired b

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Redshirting kindergartners: Bench them for a year or put them... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Redshirting kindergartners: Bench them for a year or put them... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Redshirting kindergartners: Bench them for a year or put them in the game and the class?   0 0 0 NewView Larger Phil SkinnerKindergartener Yandel Resendiz has a case of the first day jitters at Sawyer Road Elementary School in Marietta on Thursday August 8, 2013.Previous PostsGeorgia broadens access to A
ALEC Rock
ALEC Rock"ALEC Rock" Produced by Mark Fiore (http://www.markfiore.com) and the Center for Media and Democracy (http://www.prwatch.org), which is the creator of ALECexposed (http://www.alecexposed.org), and co-produced by the Alliance for a Better Utah (http://betterutah.org) to help expose ALEC.
12 Years a Slave to Be Part of Public High School Curriculum - The Root
12 Years a Slave to Be Part of Public High School Curriculum - The Root: 12 Years a Slave to Be Part of Public High School CurriculumProducer Dede Gardner, producer Jeremy Kleiner, director Steve McQueen, producer Anthony Katagas and actor Brad Pitt with their awards for best film for 12 Years a Slave at the British Academy Film Awards, on Feb. 16, 2014 CARL COURT/AFP/GETTY IMAGESCall it another w
A rallying cry story and call to action for the Common Core destroyers among us | Crazy Crawfish's Blog
A rallying cry story and call to action for the Common Core destroyers among us | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish's BlogZesty Louisiana Education PoliticsA rallying cry story and call to action for the Common Core destroyers among usPosted on February 23, 20140Parents are getting creative about how they are showing their displeasure towards the Common Core, and the would-be supporters of it.
The Tragedy behind Noble Street Charters – a Skimmed Lottery | The Classroom Sooth
The Tragedy behind Noble Street Charters – a Skimmed Lottery | The Classroom Sooth: The Tragedy behind Noble Street Charters – a Skimmed LotteryPosted on February 23, 2014 | Leave a commentI am teaching logic and argumentation in civics this week, and one of my favorite #edjustice advocates, Katie Hogan has submitted a response to Noble St. CEO Mike Milkie’s OpEd regarding expulsion rates at his c
Heroin in Fallsburg NY? southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Heroin in Fallsburg NY?Let's get one thing out of the way first.In no way does this blog, myself, nor The Crack Team condone or excuse any drug use by staff members in or near our schools. If a teacher is caught on drugs, having drugs on their person, in their personal space in the school, they should be dealt with accordingly. With that being said, we can now move
2-23-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Shooting at Chardon HighAn important story about a football coach who went above and beyond, not just one day but for all the days that followed when a shooting happened at his high school.   A great piece from 60 Minutes.I will note - again - that in all the (sadly) multiple stories about school shootings that I have yet to read one where teachers or staff did
Expand Pre-K, Not A.D.H.D. - NYTimes.com
Expand Pre-K, Not A.D.H.D. - NYTimes.com: Expand Pre-K, Not A.D.H.D.BERKELEY, Calif. — THE writing is on the chalkboard. Over the next few years, America can count on a major expansion of early childhood education. We embrace this trend, but as health policy researchers, we want to raise a major caveat: Unless we’re careful, today’s preschool bandwagon could lead straight to an epidemic of 4- and
Sharing Our Successes Can Erode the ‘Teacher Shaming’ Culture, Says Award-Winning Educator | NEA Today
Sharing Our Successes Can Erode the ‘Teacher Shaming’ Culture, Says Award-Winning Educator | NEA Today: Sharing Our Successes Can Erode the ‘Teacher Shaming’ Culture, Says Award-Winning EducatorFebruary 23, 2014 by twalker  Filed under Featured News, Top StoriesLeave a CommentBy Susan Anglada BartleyTen years ago, as I struggled through my first days and weeks of teaching, I was amazed at how maje
2-23-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Please take a closer look at the Common CoreSent to the School Library Journal 2/23Librarians may be "findings aspects of the common core to celebrate"("What's happening at the core," Feb. 2014), but they are ignoring very serious problems.  The standards might look like look like they involve "deeper levels of critical thinking" but they are completel
Audit of D.C. TAG tuition assistance program shows millions of dollars unaccounted for - The Washington Post
Audit of D.C. TAG tuition assistance program shows millions of dollars unaccounted for - The Washington Post: Audit of D.C.TAG scholarship program shows millions of dollars unaccounted for The popular D.C. tuition assistance program that helps city students pay for college can’t explain how millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent since 2004, according to an unreleased audit that describes wea
Same Teachers, Similar Students, Similar Tests, Different Answers |
Same Teachers, Similar Students, Similar Tests, Different Answers |: Same Teachers, Similar Students, Similar Tests, Different Answers One of my favorite studies to date about VAMs was conducted by John Papay, an economist once at Harvard and now at Brown University. In the study titled “Different Tests, Different Answers: The Stability of Teacher Value-Added Estimates Across Outcome Measures” pub
Why We Never Get Over High School - Deborah Fallows - The Atlantic
Why We Never Get Over High School - Deborah Fallows - The Atlantic: Why We Never Get Over High SchoolMentioning high school is loaded with hidden meaning"Ridgemont High. Why do you ask?"“Hello. Where did you go to high school?” When so many of you nominated this question as your natural conversation starter, as I mentioned here last week, it was tempting to dismiss it as an example of ho
Newark school board meeting Tuesday–more outrage? | Bob Braun's Ledger
Newark school board meeting Tuesday–more outrage? | Bob Braun's Ledger: Newark school board meeting Tuesday–more outrage?Antoinette Baskerville-RichardsonThe last meeting of the elected Newark school board erupted in boos and catcalls when state-appointed superintendent Cami Anderson stormed off the stage, closely followed by her senior staff. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at the Rafae
solidaridad: LAUSD's own facts demolish Deasy and Daily News' defense of iPad Profligacy
solidaridad: LAUSD's own facts demolish Deasy and Daily News' defense of iPad Profligacy: LAUSD's own facts demolish Deasy and Daily News' defense of iPad ProfligacyFrom KPCCEven life-cycle repairs such as roof or air-conditioner replacements will inevitably exhaust available bond funds. Officials estimate those repairs will run over $13 billion over the next fifteen years, much more than the rema
Nite Cap 2-23-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTeachers Speaking out Against Common Core – (What was promised, was not what was delivered) | Crazy Crawfish's BlogTeachers Speaking out Against Common Core – (What was promised, was not what was delivered) | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Crazy Crawfish