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Brendan Ballou served as Special Counsel for Private Equity at the U.S.
Department of Justice, which qualifies him to wrote *Plunder: Private
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How to Improve Public Schools, Step Four
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At every ‘Back to School’ night I can remember, I made a point of
introducing myself to the women and men who taught my three children. It
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Intervention Report on Pre-K Mathematics
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This What Works Clearinghouse intervention report summarizes the evidence
on a supplemental curriculum entitled “Pre-K Mathematics.” This
supplemental...
What I Saw Were The Godlike Works Of A Creator
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We were messing around with pipe cleaners and tissue paper circles. It's a
craft-ish project that most of the kids know, because I showed them. You
can ...
This and That, September 19, 2023
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*Update 2: *I have seen on a couple of Facebook pages that there have been
robberies involving attacks on students in the Ballard area. (I see from
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Purposeful Ignorance in Teaching (R. Raoul Meyer)
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Public school teachers and university professors often have a hard time
saying “I don’t know” to student questions. After all, knowing what you
teach and h...
Press Release Journalism 2023
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Education journalism has been deeply invested in telling negative stories
about US public education for many decades. But media coverage of education
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A New Dawn Arises
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“Truth can break the gates down, truth can howl in the street; unless truth
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whimpering a...
In Case You’re Listening — Annual Blogoversary Post
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 I started this blog while I was still teaching, in 2006.
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howe...
9/12
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was a...
Abolish School Supply Lists, Too
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My son and I ran over to a super convenience store (you’ll know which one)
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The Worst Medical School In The United States
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Deciding which medical school to attend is one of the most important
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My Students Are Writing. That Makes Me Happy.
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In my classroom, I am teaching my students about their own writing. The
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discussing...
Multiple acting Oscars in one picture
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Not necessarily for that picture.
I can think of two pictures in which the actors appearing during their
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*Bad Day at Bla...
Teacher Shortage, or Good Job Shortage?
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We have long heard the statement that 3 out of every 5 new teachers will
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survey on...
Roll-Back Advanced Placement
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By Thomas Ultican 8/29/2023 Advanced Placement (AP) in high school is an
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College ...
Jacksonville Van Winkle
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Saturday, a violent racist young white man decided that it was time for him
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WHY IS ‘WOKE’ DANGEROUS?
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July 4, 2023: First and foremost, a “woke” populus scares the stuffing out
of grifter politicians. Imagine trying to convince people to ignore facts
and bu...
Lying Liars of the NYC DOE
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The APPR travails continue.
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Got Standards?
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When I was teaching I noticed that new standards, objectives, goals, and
buzzwords, goals, objectives and standards got rolled out every few years
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Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why:
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The best reason to vote no on this contract is this: UFT Unity* lied* to us
in 2018. They misrepresented that contract. It was predicated on deals we
wer...
Let’s talk about Dana Kriznar
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There is a good chance she will be DCPS’s interim super come June 2nd, for
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Metaphors in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
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In this article, we will explore the powerful use of metaphors in Martin
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The wife of President John Quincy Adams.
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It’s been two years since Joe Biden was inaugurated as our 46th President.
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force
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I prepared testimony for one of two public hearings held by the Chicago
Public Schools Truancy Task Force, a body mandated by state legislation.
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Skin Deep
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She spends so much time on her outward appearance. There is never a hair
out of place. Her makeup is perfect and her clothes are stylish and match
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There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not.
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. And just to be sure you understand, it’s not
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*Defeating the Purpose of Education*
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. NOT!
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There is a teacher shortage.And just to be sure you understand, it's not
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Addendum to Mission Hill Statement
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Follow up blog, Dear friends and colleagues, My friend and long-time
colleague, Bonnie Brownstein, had some interesting thoughts about my Blog
in regards t...
Abortion: Only For Those Who Need It!
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NOTE: This post contains my opinions on Catholicism based on my experiences
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Hello world!
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Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane
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Breaking News: Dateline February 4, 2022 - Parents in Dimwitty, Alabama
have asked the Dimwitty Board of Education to ban the children's primer *Fun
with...
On the Edge of Silence
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“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.
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Have You Heard Has a New Website
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TweetHave You Heard has a new website. Visit us at
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I've moved. Follow me at Substack
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College
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[image: colorful classroom pattern]
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GA run-offs need your help!
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Extremely important. Volunteer if you can. Thank you if you are already
doing so. Out of state opportunities here: Ralph …
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The Threat of Integration
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I have lived in the same house in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles
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We fight for a democracy worthy of us all!
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The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen GarcÃa
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The United States began to form after the rebellion against the King of
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I climbed the hill leading up to one of my favorite coffee shops in Seattle
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Well, a whole lot has changed since I returned to blogging a month and half
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NAEP scores and "the science of reading"
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*Sent to US News. They just informed me that they no longer publish
letters to the editor. *
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*[https://www...
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A new Commissioner will have as much impact on our state ed system as a new
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Permainan Judi Togel Online Mudah Dijalankan Di Indonesia Permainan judi
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Today I sent in a second letter to refuse PARCC/CMAS for my son, Luke. The
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I'll ask that question because apparently, the district isn't going to ask you.
I bring this up after reading thru the presentation for last week's Work Session with one section about SMART goals and the other about the budget. Here's the title for the SMART goals:
Selection of the 2017-18 Board Governance Priorities & Superintendent SMART Goals ... for next year.
Our goals help the Board and staff:
a) Focus on: a few, high-priority and high-impact goals. Note: Over the last few years we have gone from 12 > 9 > 7 > 5 goals
b) Aligned to the Board-adopted 2013-18 Strategic Plan. Note: Our goals are now fully aligned to our strategic plan.
First, that's great that the Board and senior staff finally realized that having too many goals dilutes the focus and the work. Also great is that their goals are aligned to the strategic plan.
However, despite the rubric that staff uses to judge the implementation and output of these goals, I'm not quite sure I have ever seen how/when they know they have achieved them. Is complete implementation the goal or outcomes (to some degree) or both?
So their three big goals over the last three years were:
MTSS
EOG - Eliminate the Opportunity Gap
Community Engagement
As a result: we are a high performing district outperforming our peers and each year we increase the number of positive outlier schools – leading the way state-wide in eliminating opportunity gaps.