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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

3-26-14 @ The Chalk Face

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Protected: Parent Suspended and Threatened with Arrest for Opt Out Notices
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The Gates Foundation MET Research Does NOT Provide Evidence for the Anti-Teacher Vergara v California
Rick Hess, in “A Small Request for My Friends at Gates,” was kind enough to urge the Gates Foundation to consider three of my research proposals in order to better estimate the bias resulting from the inability of value-added added models to control for peer effects. I am pleased to say that Chief Research Officer […]

The Indignant Teachers Message to Her Massachusetts Colleagues About PARCC
http://theindignantteacher.wordpress.com/2014/03/26/a-letter-to-my-massachusetts-colleagues/


The Indignant Teachers Message to Her Massachusetts Colleagues About PARCC
http://theindignantteacher.wordpress.com/2014/03/26/a-letter-to-my-massachusetts-colleagues/


Snow Blind: “Trapped in the Amber of This Moment”

Snow Blind: “Trapped in the Amber of This Moment”. via Snow Blind: “Trapped in the Amber of This Moment”.


3-25-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: What to Expect When Your State is Being Run AmokI had the unique experience of living in several states as the reform onslaught took hold over America’s public schools.  Each state had its nuances, its preferences, its prejudices, and its own structure.  I also had the priviledge of living in New York State just as the shit was hitting the fan and parents decided […]32 by Kris Ni