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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Taking Names
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Taking Names: Taking NamesRetirees put sellout Rep. Mussman up against the wallCarol Marin on Chicago Tonight: "It's like WWIII down there [in Springfield] in terms of phones ringing off the hook."Ralph Martirie, with some support from IFT Pres. Dan Montgomery, did a great job on last night's panel. He blew away each and every point made by pension thieves, Msall andTillman. His main point -- the pension bill is bad news, not just for retirees who've paid into the fund their whole working lives, but for the taxpayers as well. Martieie made it clear that
12-3-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Harry and the Common CoreA couple of nights ago I was at a small gathering where Harry's mom was responding to comments about how much Harry, now "five and a half" as he is quick to tell you, has shot up in the past few months. Oh, he's doing great, says Harry's mom, except for a bit of a dexterity problem in his hands.  And how do we know of this problem?  It has been pointed out by Harry's kindergarten teacherby Jim Horn / 6min  12-2-13 Schools MatterSchools Matter: IAP Announces New Price for TMoEFor those trying to order The Mismeasure of Education from Amazon, I
Learning from PISA | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Learning from PISA | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Learning from PISABy Cheryl S. Williams on December 3, 2013The Learning First Alliance (LFA), a partnership of leading education organizations representing more than 10 million parents, educators and policymakers, has released the following statement:Today, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the latest results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a test of reading literacy, mathematics, and science given every three years to fifteen-year-olds in the Unite

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12-3-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: And on Education Funding… Malloy misleads audience… again…According to an article published in the CT Mirror and entitled, “Malloy makes no promises to increase school funding further,” when speaking to the right-wing American Enterprise Institute yesterday, Governor Malloy was “noncommittal Monday when asked during a forum in Washington, D.C., if he would further increase education fu
Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, December 3, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Survey: Most LAUSD teachers would discontinue costly iPad programEducation HeadlinesTuesday, December 3, 2013FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.Coachella Valley Unified School District recall effort falls sh
AFT President Weingarten on PISA 2012 International Results
AFT - A Union of Professionals - AFT project offers tools to understand international comparisons: AFT President Weingarten on PISA 2012 International ResultsAFT’s Weingarten: “The crucial question we face now is whether we have the political will to move away from the failed policies and embrace what works in high-performing countries so that we can reclaim the promise of public education.”WASHI
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-3-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Pennsylvania: Stop Charter Expansion Now!Pennsylvania is home to some of the nation’s most unscrupulous charter operators, some of whom are under criminal investigation or on trial for fraud and misappropriation of public funds. But say this for some of the sleaziest: they give generously to political campaigns. That is why the Leg
The Educated Reporter: U.S. Students and PISA: Same As It Ever Was
The Educated Reporter: U.S. Students and PISA: Same As It Ever Was: U.S. Students and PISA: Same As It Ever WasThere’s been little or no change in the performance of U.S. students on the latest round of the international PISA assessment, with stagnant scores in reading, mathematics, and science. With other countries pulling away at the head of the pack, America saw its overall ranking slip. Just a
The Press Dropped the Ball on the Common Core :: Frederick M. Hess
The Press Dropped the Ball on the Common Core :: Frederick M. Hess: ArchiveFrederick M. Hess's BlogThe Press Dropped the Ball on the Common Coreby Frederick M. Hess  •  Dec 2, 2013 at 11:35 amCross-posted from Education Week Print Send RSS ShareDuring the past couple months, newspapers and cable news have had a field day analyzing Obamacare's troubles. Firestorms over HealthCare.gov or President O
12-3-13 Major Bill Actions Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
Education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: H.R. 3510: SUCCESS ActTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses.7h hide  //  saveBill Introduced: H.R. 3505: Technology, Equality and Accessibility in College and Higher Education ActTo direct the Architectural and Transportation Barrie
John Thompson: Time to Fact-Check the Reformers - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
John Thompson: Time to Fact-Check the Reformers - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson: Time to Fact-Check the ReformersBy Anthony Cody on December 3, 2013 9:44 AMGuest post by John Thompson.When Diane Ravitch spoke in Rhode Island, she explained that test scores were at their highest point in the past 40 years but that they "slowed after the passage of NCLB and Race to
12-3-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites | The Best Posts & Articles On 2012 PISA Test Results
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: The Best Posts & Articles On 2012 PISA Test ResultsThe Internet is awash today with articles about this morning’s release of the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, test results. I’m just quickly posting the best resources I’ve seen this morning, and articles offering real insightful commentary w
12-3-13 Fred Klonsky | Running for our pensions. | VOTE 4 Fred Klonsky
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: #Pension theft. Protest at Marion district office of John Bradley.Read the entire story in The Southern. “Our pension didn’t cause the problem and stealing will not fix it,” said Alan Latoza, President of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) IL Retirees Subchapter 93.
12-3-13 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness
the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): End Zero-Tolerance Policies: A ReaderWhat do zero-tolerance policies, “no excuses” practices, and grade retention have in common? They all negatively and disproportionately impact children from poverty, minority children, English language learners, and boys; and nearly a
12-3-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: iGradeU: The 7 Superpowers Every Teacher Must MasterAre you a superhero teacher? Well, what about a good teacher with superpowers? Personally speaking, I rather be the latter. Here’s my list of superpowers, which I’m constantly developing. By no means does this imply that I have the magic formula. However, this is a list I use to remind myself that teaching requires constant […]b
12-3-13 With A Brooklyn Accent - Job Description for New Teachers
With A Brooklyn Accent: Job Description for New TeachersJob Description: New Teacher.Your Mission: To Squeeze Excellent Test Results out of Frightened and Angry Children and Shatter The Achievement GapThings to Ignore: Hunger, Homelessness, Disability, Language, Chronic Illness, Family and Neighborhood Violence, Children's Talents, Personalities and Aptitudes.Things to Sacrifice: Play, Recess, The
12-3-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Shouldn't Tisch, King And Steiner Be Under Investigation For Corruption?There is a shadow government running the state education department here in NY State. We know that Regents Chancellor Tisch paid out of her own pocket for these private employees to run NYSED offices.Millions more came from the Gates Foundation, the Robin Hood Foundation, General Electric and a bunch of
12-3-13 The Answer Sheet Key PISA test results for U.S. students
The Answer Sheet: Key PISA test results for U.S. studentsHere are highlights of the newly released 2012 scores from the Program of International Student Assessment, an exam given every three years to 15 year olds around the world in reading, math and science. In this administration of PISA, 65 countries and education systems participated. Connecticut, Florida, and Massachusetts each participated f
Parent involvement at L.A. schools getting new look - latimes.com
Parent involvement at L.A. schools getting new look - latimes.com: Parent involvement at L.A. schools getting new lookAn increasing number of community and civil rights groups are reaching out to immigrants to boost activism in education.1  2  next  |   single pageAdelina Garcia, left, and Adriana Serrano walk their kids home from Teresa Hughes Elementary School in Cudahy. The two mothers were lea
U.S. Test Scores Remain Stagnant While Other Countries See Rapid Rise
U.S. Test Scores Remain Stagnant While Other Countries See Rapid Rise: U.S. Test Scores Remain Stagnant While Other Countries See Rapid Rise At home, the story is the same -- but abroad, the landscape is shifting.According to the latest results of a comprehensive set of international exams released Tuesday, America's teens have remained mid-pack among their peers worldwide and utterly stagnant in
What Can We Agree to Teach? - Bridging Differences - Education Week
What Can We Agree to Teach? - Bridging Differences - Education Week: What Can We Agree to Teach?By Deborah Meier on December 3, 2013 9:22 AMRobert Pondiscio is the guest-blogger on Bridging Differences again today.Dear Deborah,I trust you had a restful Thanksgiving with family and friends, and that you're recharged and ready for battle.  You asked for an argument in your last about the "nitty
Education Research Report: New PISA 2012 First Look Report Shows U.S. Student Performance in an International Context
Education Research Report: New PISA 2012 First Look Report Shows U.S. Student Performance in an International Context: New PISA 2012 First Look Report Shows U.S. Student Performance in an International ContextPerformance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in an International Context: First Look at PISA 2012 presents U.S. results from the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). The goal
A Matter of Shared Responsibility | ED.gov Blog
A Matter of Shared Responsibility | ED.gov Blog: A Matter of Shared ResponsibilityPosted on December 3, 2013 by Arne DuncanIn 1985, 14-year-old Ryan White and his family successfully battled myths and hysteria about HIV and AIDS so that he could attend his public middle school. In light of the observation of World AIDS Day this past Sunday, it is useful to reflect on how much has improved over the
Obama Administration Fails to Require Equal Distribution of Well-Qualified Teachers | janresseger
Obama Administration Fails to Require Equal Distribution of Well-Qualified Teachers | janresseger: Obama Administration Fails to Require Equal Distribution of Well-Qualified TeachersPosted on December 3, 2013 by janressegerA new study by Mathematica Policy Research demonstrates that experienced teachers matter. Reporting on the study for Slate, Dana Goldstein points out that teachers who earned a
NYC Educator: NY Times Uncritically Hypes Corporate Agenda
NYC Educator: NY Times Uncritically Hypes Corporate Agenda: NY Times Uncritically Hypes Corporate AgendaThe next time I read or hear that education is the civil rights issue of our time, I'm going to projectile vomit. So you'd best get out of my way quickly. Reformy John is no Dr. King, no matter what the paper of record may believe.Tonight John and Silent Merryl have yet another meeting with New
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: PISA -- The World Cup of Testing
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: PISA -- The World Cup of Testing: PISA -- The World Cup of TestingIt's that time again -- the silly season when the countries of the world have their schools rated on the basis of the PISA tests. It's like the World Cup of standardized testing. And like the World Cup, the U.S. continues to wind up in the middle of the pack, somewhere behind Ireland and Poland. Look f
Why Doesn’t the U.S. Top the PISA Ranking?
NEA - Great Public Schools Criteria:  Why Doesn’t the U.S. Top the PISA Ranking? Dennis Van Roekel: We must acknowledge that the effects of poverty are pervasive  WASHINGTON — Earlier today the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the latest results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a test of literacy, mathematics, and science given e

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Reading the PISA Tea Leaves: Who Is Responsible for Finland’s Decline and the Asian Magic
Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » Reading the PISA Tea Leaves: Who Is Responsible for Finland’s Decline and the Asian Magic: Reading the PISA Tea Leaves: Who Is Responsible for Finland’s Decline and the Asian Magic2 DECEMBER 2013 1,462 ONE COMMENTMaybe Not?“Finland Fell from the Tip of PISA,” says the headline of a story in the largest subscription newspaperHelsingin Sanomat i
Has DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 in the Bronx Foiled a FOIL Request? southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Has DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 in the Bronx Foiled a FOIL Request?In September of 2012, Betsy Combier put through a FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) requestrequesting any and all emails from DR Alison Coviello, PhD. and Principal of PS 154 in the Bronx for any and all emails with my name featured. In November of that year the request was granted and11 irrelevant
School reforms revive decades-old debate on impact of money on education outcomes | EdSource Today
School reforms revive decades-old debate on impact of money on education outcomes | EdSource Today: School reforms revive decades-old debate on impact of money on education outcomesDecember 2nd, 2013 | 1 Comment |By Louis FreedbergLouis FreedbergThe dramatic transformation of how California’s schools are funded is raising one of the most complex and challenging questions on the education policy la
More on the Common Core: Achieve, Inc., and Then Some | deutsch29
More on the Common Core: Achieve, Inc., and Then Some | deutsch29: More on the Common Core: Achieve, Inc., and Then SomeDecember 2, 2013I hesitate to publicly confess that I find reading tax forms interesting, but it is true– especially as concerns the many nonprofits that are imposing their wills upon the American classroom. The IRS 990 offers much information on a nonprofit in a concise format,
Should American high schools prepare any students for STEM?... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Should American high schools prepare any students for STEM?... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Should American high schools prepare any students for STEM? Common Core doesn’t think so.  Previous PostsAtlanta voters return to polls today for critical school board electionsDecember 2, 2013Another international test. Another predictable call for more rigor. Is that the real story? December 2, 2013Schoo
12-2-13 teacherken at Daily Kos
teacherken at Daily Kos: President Obama’s immoral drone waris the title of this powerful Washington Post op ed by Pulitzer Prize winner Eugene Robinson.  Consider the opening U.S. drone attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries may be militarily effective, but they are killing innocent civilians in a way that is obscene and immoral. I’m afraid that ignoring this ugly fact makes America
My first year, re-evaluated | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
My first year, re-evaluated | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: My first year, re-evaluatedA lot of what has motivated me throughout the past twenty-one years has been the desire to redeem myself for what I considered to be an unacceptable first year of teaching sixth grade math during the 1991-1992 school year at Deady Middle School in Houston.Nowadays, districts pay a $5,000 recruitment fee to TFA for the
Playing Field to Prison Pipeline? | NewBlackMan
Playing Field to Prison Pipeline? | NewBlackMan (in Exile): DEC2Playing Field to Prison Pipeline?Hank Willis Thomas--"Strange Fruit"Playing Field to Prison Pipeline?by David J. Leonard | NewBlackMan (in Exile)In our contemporary moment, sport does much of the ideological work of mass incarceration.  Even more than others forms of popular culture, which peddle in racial stereotypes, celeb
Champagne! Celebration!: Thank You Education Policy Analysis Archives Readers | Cloaking Inequity
Champagne! Celebration!: Thank You Education Policy Analysis Archives Readers | Cloaking Inequity: Champagne! Celebration!: Thank You Education Policy Analysis Archives ReadersI just received an email from the online peer-reviewed journal Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). The readers, peer-reviewers, and authors voted Cloaking Inequity one of their seven favorite blogs. :) EPAA conducted
The Common Core: A New Incarnation of an Outmoded Way of Thinking - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.
Students and the Common Core - Square Pegs in Round Holes? - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.:  The Common Core: A New Incarnation of an Outmoded Way of Thinking By Joseph Ganem, Ph.D. In the apparently endless cycle of school reforms a new one is taking hold -The Common Core. It arrives with all the attributes of reforms of the past in that it is:  Well-intentioned - I've attended in
12-2-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Is There Such a Thing as "Casual Sexism"? I've been noticing many more articles about sexism and the Web.  I'm going to try to string some of these articles together in this thread to raise the issue of why more women and girls aren't in computer science AND why girls may not play as many video games (it might have something to do with the reception at on
12-2-13 Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog
Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: The New American CenterVery relevant to the class discussion today, this article, which can be accessed here, reveals that the constant idea of great division in this country apparent through the 80s to now of 40% on the left 40% on the right and 20% in the middle is fundamentally incorrect. The recent survey reveals 21% on the left 28% on the right and 51% in the middl
Atlanta voters return to polls tomorrow in critical school... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Atlanta voters return to polls tomorrow in critical school... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Atlanta voters return to polls tomorrow in critical school board election  0 0 0 NewView Larger Atlanta voters will settle four school board races in a runoff Tuesday. (AJC photo)Previous PostsAnother international test. Another predictable call for more rigor. Is that the real story? December 2, 2013School
12-2-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: @slekar dabbles with #edrefrom memes: Take 2.I thought of the  meme above while driving from Madison, WI to Dover, OH for Thanksgiving break.  This image has always represented (for me) the pinnacle of the racist belief that education should “sanitize.”  “Kill the Indian. Save the Man.” There were no thoughts that equated the image above and the modern education reform reference
College Dean Quits Board of Governor Rick Snyder’s Education Achievement Authority | janresseger
College Dean Quits Board of Governor Rick Snyder’s Education Achievement Authority | janresseger: College Dean Quits Board of Governor Rick Snyder’s Education Achievement AuthorityPosted on December 2, 2013 by janressegerOn October 25, I blogged about a protest by faculty in the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University, which is a partner with Governor Rick Snyder’s Education Achievemen
Nite Cap 12-2-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPmark as readWashington: A world apart the country’s most affluent and educated Zip codes | The Washington PostWashington: A world apart | The Washington Post: A photograph hanging in Cherry Farley’s home office in a neighborhood of big houses and
Washington: A world apart the country’s most affluent and educated Zip codes | The Washington Post
Washington: A world apart | The Washington Post: A photograph hanging in Cherry Farley’s home office in a neighborhood of big houses and big ambitions reminds her what it means to have no home at all.The image is an aerial view of Saigon, taken by her father from a helicopter as the family was fleeing Vietnam in 1975, when Farley was 10.The family wound up in North Carolina, where her parents foun
Tonight: The Power and Potential of Students Twitter Chat - Student Voice
Student Voice: Tonight: The Power and Potential of Students Twitter Chat  This Monday at 8:30PM EST, the #StuVoice Twitter chat will be talking with special guest Sam Lerner to help identify the power and potential that students have. When students are given the opportunity to use their voice and their creativity to bring their wildest ideas to life, history is made. This week’s chat aims to help
NYC Public School Parents: The record of Joshua Starr, candidate for NYC Chancellor
NYC Public School Parents: The record of Joshua Starr, candidate for NYC Chancellor: The record of Joshua Starr, candidate for NYC ChancellorThis is the third in a series examining the record of educators who have been mentioned as serious possiblities for NYC Chancellor.  Previously we examined the records of Andres Alonsoand Kathleen Cashin.  The following was compiled by Peter Dalmasy, Class Si
New York City’s Next Schools Chancellor | JD2718
New York City’s Next Schools Chancellor | JD2718: New York City’s Next Schools ChancellorDECEMBER 2, 2013 PM31 4:04 PMThere’s been much discussion of who the next chancellor should be. I’m not going to name names. I don’t know that anyone would listen to me. And I don’t know that I really know enough. Instead, I think I can describe things that would be good, and things that would be problems. And
12-2-13 THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG Integrating Common Core and Character Education: Why It Is Essential and How It Can Be Done — Whole Child Education
Integrating Common Core and Character Education: Why It Is Essential and How It Can Be Done — Whole Child Education: Integrating Common Core and Character Education: Why It Is Essential and How It Can Be DoneWith more states adopting the Common Core State Standards, it can be overwhelming for U.S. schools and teachers to consider "adding" anything else. But character education isn't abou
Teachers' union: Tax cap widens spending inequity | Capital New York
Teachers' union: Tax cap widens spending inequity | Capital New York:Teachers' union: Tax cap widens spending inequity  Teachers Union president Richard Iannuzzi. AP Photo/Mike GrollBY JESSICA BAKEMAN10:40 am Dec. 2, 2013ALBANY—New York's largest teachers' union is connecting the statewide property-tax cap passed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to funding inequity among poor and affluent school districts, ac
The New Mayor and the Teachers - NYTimes.com
The New Mayor and the Teachers - NYTimes.com: By THE EDITORIAL BOARDMayor-elect Bill de Blasio will take office facing the need to forge new labor agreements with the unions that represent nearly all of New York City’s 300,000 municipal workers. The largest of these, the United Federation of Teachers, is in a particularly sour mood. Representing 40 percent of the city’s work force, the union has b
MDE Report: “Smarter Balanced Only Viable Option” | Truth in American Education
MDE Report: “Smarter Balanced Only Viable Option” | Truth in American Education: MDE Report: “Smarter Balanced Only Viable Option”Filed in Common Core Assessments by Shane Vander Hart on December 2, 2013 • 0 Comments6When the Michigan Legislature made the unfortunate decision to lift the ban on funding for the Common Core they requested a report from the Michigan Department of Education outlining
Louisiana Educator: School Grading System for 2012-13; "Quite A Mess"
Louisiana Educator: School Grading System for 2012-13; "Quite A Mess": School Grading System for 2012-13; "Quite A Mess"Independent education researcher, Herb Bassett has produced his annual report on the Louisiana SPS and school grading system and has characterized this year's school grading system by the LDOE as "Quite a mess".Mr Bassett has sent his analysis of thi
Cali Education Headlines Monday, December 2, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Recommendation, Development of a Growth Model - Legislative ReportEducation HeadlinesMonday, December 2, 2013FCMAT provides links to California K-12 news stories as a service to the industry. However, some stories may not be accessible because of newspapers' subscription policies.San Bernardino County names new deputy superintendent of school
Once blocked, Twitter and other social media become classroom tools
Once blocked, Twitter and other social media become classroom tools: Once blocked, Twitter and other social media become classroom toolsMike De SistiWauwatosa West juniors Allie Grabow (left) and Allie Meyer check Meyer’s Twitter update in teacher Chris Lazarski’s American Public Policy class at Wauwatosa West High School. Teachers like Lazarski are finding ways to have students engage on real-wor
Two New Mayors, Two New Approaches to Education |
Two New Mayors, Two New Approaches to Education |: Two New Mayors, Two New Approaches to EducationDecember 2, 2013 by Alyssa HaywoodeBoston’s Mayor-elect Marty WalshPhoto: Strategies for ChildrenTwo new mayors will take the oath of office in both Boston and New York. So expect to see these men — Marty Walsh and Bill de Blasio — change the face of education in their cities, a news story in Educatio
The Emotional Child: Three Books You Should Read | Lily's Blackboard
The Emotional Child: Three Books You Should Read | Lily's Blackboard: Raising Wise, Loving, Whole and Happy Children: The Emotionally Healthy ChildDec 2nd, 2013 by Lily.I often use the term “Whole Child”.  It’s not a cliché to me.  It is practically my religion these days to consider what this reform or that shiny new thing, will mean to our blessed and whole, happy children. It rarely means somet
12-2-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: IAP Announces New Price for TMoEFor those trying to order The Mismeasure of Education from Amazon, I apologize for their being out of stock, AGAIN.  My advice: forget Amazon. Information Age now has both hardback and paperback with a new promotional price.  Another best reason this season not to buy from the exploitative worker warehouse at Amazon!by Jim Horn / 15min hide  //  save
Despite dismal record of Pa. cybercharter schools, 6 more apply to open | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Despite dismal record of Pa. cybercharter schools, 6 more apply to open | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Despite dismal record of Pa. cybercharter schools, 6 more apply to openby thenotebook on Dec 02 2013 Posted in Latest newsby Kevin McCorry for NewsWorksFor many, "Cyber Monday" may mean shopping.But for the more than 35,000 Pennsylvania students attending the state's 16 cybercha
Morning Wink 12-2-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTS mark as readLearning our own liberal-arts lessons | Hechinger ReportLearning our own liberal-arts lessons | Hechinger Report: Learning our own liberal-arts lessonsBy Lori J. CarrellAs a professor of communication advocating for the liberal arts, I recently faced a tough crowd. The admissions event was filled with prospective first-generation college stude