Joseph K. is a 24-year veteran of LAUSD, a former mentor teacher twice named a Johns Hopkins University Teaching Fellow, who now teaches poor, inner-city children who wake up every morning in their gang-ridden, drug-infested neighborhoods at five a.m. to catch the bus by six. He teaches the old-fashioned way – by ignoring standardized test […]
Archives for April 2, 2012
Unsavory dealings by former CEO/current spouse of Sen Olympia Snowe the real rea…
Unsavory dealings by former CEO/current spouse of Sen Olympia Snowe the real reason for her resignation? Spouse John McKernan headed the largest for-profit chain of colleges in the U.S., which was sued by the DOJ & 11 states for fraudulent reportin…
Archived livestreamed video from April 1, 2012 #OccupytheDOE events in DC. #p2ed
Archived livestreamed video from April 1, 2012 #OccupytheDOE events in DC. #p2ed CaliFatherwww.livestream.comCaliFather on Livestream. I am a special ed teacher and faher of an autistic boy. I oppose the corporate takeover of our public schools and sup…
With actions scheduled all throughout tomorrow. #OccupytheDOE
With actions scheduled all throughout tomorrow. #OccupytheDOEOccupy the DOE in DC Schedule March 30th to April 2nd, 2012unitedoptout.comTentative schedule subject to revision (download shortened version here) Occupy the DOE in DC, Friday, March 30th…
Possible co-location comes to an eastside Los Angeles public high school forced…
Possible co-location comes to an eastside Los Angeles public high school forced to share space with a charter. In NYC, where co-location has reached pitched battles due to the extremes of real estate valuations & the cost of new construction, co-lo…
Detroit public high school students demand an education, call out unstable staff…
Detroit public high school students demand an education, call out unstable staffing & low-morale teachers. A good education is worth fighting for.Detroit High School Protest: Students Suspended After Demanding 'An Education'www.huffington…
Re-submitted petition to create a charter in Adelanto School District rejected,…
Re-submitted petition to create a charter in Adelanto School District rejected, as the petition was 20 signatures short of the required 51%. "Trigger opponent and parent Lori Yuan told the board the law was 'being used as nothing more than a …
Student abuse at Miramonte Elementary prompts new LAUSD policy: 72 hour notifica…
Student abuse at Miramonte Elementary prompts new LAUSD policy: 72 hour notification if a teacher is removed due to sexual misconduct allegations. Los Angeles schools to notify parents when teachers are removedarticles.latimes.comParents will be notifi…
The fate of LAUSD pilot schools and magnet schools, two experiments within the r…
The fate of LAUSD pilot schools and magnet schools, two experiments within the regular public school system in that vast district, are underreported by the LA Times, which instead chose to publish "value-added" teacher rankings based on stude…
Smart NYers: "A recent Quinnipiac poll found that New York City voters trusted t…
Smart NYers: "A recent Quinnipiac poll found that New York City voters trusted the teachers’ union more than Mr. Bloomberg to protect the interests of public school students." Seems NYers are eager to rush Bloomberg out the door.Michael Mul…