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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

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Can BESE Save White from Jindal? I’m Thinking… No.
John White’s job is on the line, and the primarily-purchased Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) is standing behind its Common Core State Standards (CCSS)- and Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)-promoting talking head. For White’s annual evaluation, BESE gave him a 3 out of 4. I’m thinking White’s BESE […]


South Carolina Withdraws from Smarter Balanced Assessments
In a letter to the Chair of the South Carolina State Board of Education, State Superintendent Mick Zais has exercised his authority to pull South Carolina out of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC): SC State Superintendent Letter SBAC This does not release South Carolina from the use of the Common Core State Standards; although it […]

“There’s a Muslim in America Named Muhammad Ali”
“There’s a Muslim in America Named Muhammad Ali”. via “There’s a Muslim in America Named Muhammad Ali”.


Pat Tillman (11/6/76 – 4/22/04): A Decade of Forgetting

Pat Tillman (11/6/76 – 4/22/04): A Decade of Forgetting. via Pat Tillman (11/6/76 – 4/22/04): A Decade of Forgetting.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical


4-14-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: The Paradox of Race in the U.S.The Paradox of Race in the U.S.. via The Paradox of Race in the U.S..1 by plthomasedd / 5min  4-13-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: Devaluing Teachers in the Age of Value-AddedDevaluing Teachers in the Age of Value-Added. via Devaluing Teachers in the Age of Value-Added.1 by plthomasedd / 57min  All Week 4-12-14 @ THE CHALK FACE@ THE CHALK FACE