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6-29-14 Ed Notes Online Week

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Eterno on End to Jamaica HS 122 Year History - Farina/deBlasio Silence is Endorsement of Bloomberg Closing Schools Policy

“This is the end,” said longtime teacher James Eterno, a 28-year veteran of the school, while choking up. “It’s bittersweet. It’s a celebration, but it feels like a funeral.”Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/24-students-graduate-jamaica-high-school-final-graduation-article-1.1845848#ixzz361tnyKwvJames has the story at the ICE blog, along with a lot of good family news:We said g


6-28-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineShades of 2004: Balanced Literacy Plus High Class Sizes a Recipe for FailureWith the re-entry of Farina's pal Lucy Calkins and Balanced Literacy and its Workshop models we may find ourselves in the Tweed version of Groundhog Day.One of my long-time colleagues in ICE/GEM/MORE is a grad of Teachers College where she was trained in Balanced Literacy and is a fan - in t