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How NYC Education Department policies pushed a school toward failure.

December 6, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

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…

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Fed DOE should: 1) monitor transparency in school spending & performance, 2) enf…

December 6, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

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…

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172 magnets in the LAUSD system — keep up w/changes to the application process…

December 6, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

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…

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K-12 News Network's Facebook Wall 2011-12-06 08:23:10

December 6, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

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…

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K-12 News Network's Facebook Wall 2011-12-06 08:23:03

December 6, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

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…

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Teachers teach the whole child. Teachers reach the whole child. Learning is a hu…

December 6, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

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.

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There are twenty-three candidates running to fill former Congressman Xavier Bacerra’s seat in Congressional District 34 in Southern California. (Bacerra is currently the state’s Attorney General, replacing Kamala Harris, who, after November 8, 2016, became our US Senator.) Election Day is Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. You can find your polling […]

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Next #DemDebate MUST Include K-12 Education Policy

The next #DemDebate is scheduled for the important primary state of Iowa on November 14, 2015. It’ll be broadcast by CBS in partnership with the Des Moines Register. Professor Julian Vasquez Heilig is leading the call for the families of 50 million students K-12 across the nation and the communities they live in to have […]

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