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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

UPDATE: Downton Billy + Is the School “Reform” Drought Breaking? – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

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Sweet 16: What Matters v. What Should Matter in Teacher Qualities

My colleague and social studies educator, George Lipscomb, is offering a May Experience course addressing “What Makes a Great Teacher.” He started the course today with a Sweet 16 of teacher values so I thought this idea may be a great way to ask people to confront priorities regarding what our current high-stakes test-based accountability [...]


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Carver High Community Stands Against School Closure

Corporate ed reformers in Memphis are planning to close a dozen schools in order to backfill the current 57-million dollar hole created by the planned opening of more corporate charter schools.  Citizens, however, have a different view on the matter.  Join the fight in Memphis to improve community schools, rather than shutting them down to [...]

Is the School “Reform” Drought Breaking?