By Alice Mercer, a California teacher. This post originally appeared at her blog Reflections on Teaching and is re-posted with permission. In the aftermath of the initial Vergara decision, there are lots of questions about effects. Having taught in a public school under a turn-around model, where hiring and being retained, was based solely on […]
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After Vergara v. California: In Defense of the Teaching Profession
By Kristin T. Vogel, MA Kristin T. Vogel is a Resource Specialist in a suburban Northern California school district, and focuses on social justice issues surrounding class, (dis)ability, mental health, and privilege. Teaching is a career path that requires specialized training and knowledge, yet there are increasingly more people that feel qualified to tell […]
iPad Watchdog Stuart Magruder’s Re-Appointment: Which Way Will LAUSD Go?
The question for many school districts around the country this spring was this: how are they supposed to give computer-based, end-of-year Common Core State Standards (CCSS) tests? For over a year in Los Angeles Unified, parents, students, teachers, and community members have wrestled with the details of Superintendent John Deasy’s 1:1 iPad program and its […]