Wednesday, March 5, 2014

UPDATE: empathyeducates New Survey: Teachers Say Their Voices Aren’t Being Heard + Common Core Costs Too High, Failure Guaranteed

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New Survey: Teachers Say Their Voices Aren’t Being Heard
By Emily Richmond | Originally Published at Education Writers Association. February 26, 2014 When it comes to having their voices heard, teachers overwhelmingly say they aren’t being listened to on matters of education policy at the state or national level. At the school level, however, 69 percent […]


Common Core Costs Too High, Failure Guaranteed

By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. March 4, 2014 Teaching literacy has been my career and life for over thirty years now. Having grown up in the South with my own peculiar grasp of so-called standard English, I feel fortunate to […]
empathyeducates Many L.A. Unified School Libraries, Lacking Staff, are Forced to Shut
empathyeducates: 123PreviousNextMany L.A. Unified School Libraries, Lacking Staff, are Forced to ShutHands raisedRaising their hands, Alexa Martinez, 7, back row, left; Jennifer Hernandez, 6; Helen Hernandez, 7; and Noe Ortiz, 6, are eager to answer a question from library aide Cindy Ramirez after reading the book “Abe Lincoln’s Hat” at San Pedro Elementary School in Los Angeles. (Liz O. Baylen /