How NYC Education Department policies pushed a school toward failure. City Policies Undermined Jane Addams High – SchoolBookwww.nytimes.comTwo teachers who taught at Jane Addams High School for Academic Careers in the South Bronx ask: Why did the Ed…
Archives for December 6, 2011
Fed DOE should: 1) monitor transparency in school spending & performance, 2) enf…
Fed DOE should: 1) monitor transparency in school spending & performance, 2) enforce Constutional protections/civil rights laws protecting disabled/low-income kids, etc 3) support basic *non-market-driven* research, and 4) provide voluntary, competitiv…
172 magnets in the LAUSD system — keep up w/changes to the application process…
172 magnets in the LAUSD system — keep up w/changes to the application process w/@socalmom’s highlights. Angelenos love their magnets! Why isn’t this experiment in diversity & excellence replicated throughout LAUSD?Big Changes In LAUSD Magnet Applicat…
K-12 News Network's Facebook Wall 2011-12-06 08:23:10
When a school board member w/master’s degrees and plenty of successful work expe…When a school board member w/master’s degrees and plenty of successful work experience fails the standardized test given to 10th graders, is it the adult who’s a failu…
K-12 News Network's Facebook Wall 2011-12-06 08:23:03
MUST READ: non-white parents say they themselves are the most important factor i…MUST READ: non-white parents say they themselves are the most important factor in their children’s academic success. See the chart of parents surveyed: “minority parents…
Teachers teach the whole child. Teachers reach the whole child. Learning is a hu…
Teachers teach the whole child. Teachers reach the whole child. Learning is a human endeavor. No computer can do that. No test can measure that.Whats goin on..www.youtube.comIM NOT GOING TO KILL MYSELF. I JUST NEED TO GET THIS OUT HERE.