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The WAVE: Block Parties and Block Genealogy
Published in The WAVE, August 9, 2013Block Parties and Block GenealogyBy Norm Scott Sandy recovery efforts take a number of forms. There are still contractors on my block every day and a dumpster on the corner. But one of the clearest signs of recovery are the block parties that this year have a very special meaning. We had ours last Saturday.Summer has always been a time for block parties in Bell
Network for Public Education News, August 8, 2013
Volume 1, Issue: #19August 8, 2013 Inside NPE News Our New Endorsed Candidate, Ronda ScholtingNYC Test Scores Drop 30%Sue Peters Goes On to General ElectionALEC Protest Takes Place in ChicagoTell NPE Your StoryIt's summer, the perfect time to reflect on your school year experiences. Send your story to us at networkforpubliceducation@gmail.com and you could appear in our next new
The New York Times fails the latest tests! - Daily Howler on NY Times coverage
Howler goes into some depth so I'm cross-posting. Link is here. SOURCES OF PARALYSIS: The New York Times fails the latest tests!Posted: 08 Aug 2013 06:41 AM PDTTHURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2013Interlude—Death in life: Intellectual paralysis grips the heart of our nation’s upper-end “press corps.”You might think of this state as “death-in-life.” The New York Times announces this paralytic condition with the
8-8-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Parents and Educators Reject Official Explanations for Dismal State Test ScoresCall for full transparency in state testing program and an end to the use of standardized tests for promotion, teacher evaluation and closing schools... Change the StakesHere is a follow-up to my earlier post:T-Day: For Deformers, Mission Accomplished. By now the scores have come out and they are a disa