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Monday, July 14, 2014

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-14-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:









When Teachers Romanticize Their Students Poverty
A TFA volunteer, enchanted by the words of William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams, learns that there's nothing glamorous about everyday struggles in the Mississippi Delta. April Bo Wang, The Atlantic | http://theatln.tc/1n2Yafi A rundown shack in the Mississippi Delta ( Jim Denham/Flickr ) IJul 12 2014, 8:00 AM ET  ::  t’s one of those summer afternoons in Helena, Arkansas, where the

American Federation of Teachers: “REMEDIATING” DUNCAN AND RETAINING THE “CORRUPTED” COMMON CORE + smf’s 2¢
by Mercedes Schneider | New post on deutsch29 blog /http://bit.ly/1mOAPwc July 14, 2014  ::  I'm wondering what of substance was accomplished thus far at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) national convention in Los Angeles July 11-14, 2014. On July 13, 2014, AFT was supposed to consider asking for U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's resignation. The National Education Association
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-13-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Saturday @ The Aft ConventionThe American Federation of Teachers Convention continues at the L.A. Convention  through Monday.  If you can’t go you can watch at http://aft.org/convention/live.cfm Here’s the schedule: Sunday, July 13 8:30 AM | Nominating session 10 AM | General session  2 PM | General session Monday, July 14 9 AM | General session   on Sa