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Sunday, August 17, 2014

8-17-14 Hemlock on the Rocks

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CTA AND JERRY BROWN BETRAY RANK AND FILE TEACHERS with deceptive bill that defies tenure ( No appeal on Vergara likely)
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/28/cali-j28.html   By Alan Gilman 28 June 2014 On June 25, Democratic California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 215, legislation which streamlines the teacher dismissal


WHY Are Diane Ravitch's Insights into Reformers' Reign of Error Close but No Cigar for an Effective Resistance?
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/19/ravi-j19.htmlEd Notes : I am not a socialist, but in my opinion their work in exposing education reforms is by far the most viable and comprehensive . Their insights are realized by events and these nagging questions one has about the reformers' antics are often answered in these enlightening expositions. Few mainstream writers are as clear, accurate or

Atlanta school cheating trial scapegoats teachers - World Socialist Web Site
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/08/14/atla-a14.html   By Fred Mazelis 14 August 2014 Jury selection began this week in a trial arising out of the school test cheating scandal in Atlanta, Georgia that first surfaced

Judge Tells California To Teach All English Learne...
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: JUDGE TELLS CALIFORNIA TO TEACH ALL ENGLISH LEARNE...: By BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press |  San Jose Mercury News http://bit.ly/Vl1OW6 Posted:   08/13/2014 08:51:01 AM   LOS ANGELES -- Californ...

Big Education Ape: John Deasy’s MiSiS cRiSiS shocks LAUSD’s conscious...
Big Education Ape: John Deasy’s MiSiS cRiSiS shocks LAUSD’s conscious...: John Deasy’s MiSiS cRiSiS shocks LAUSD’s conscious : John Deasy’s MiSiS cRiSiS shocks LAUSD’s conscious AUGUST 17, 2014  BY  ROBERT D. SKE...

Why Are Things As They Are? RICH GIBSON'S little red schoolhouse offers Ohanian, Rhee,Atlanta Cheats and More
http://www.richgibson.com/blog/Susan Ohanian on Combat-Ready Kiddies The Mission: Readiness Military Leaders for Kids website features the National Council on Teacher Quality ranking of top teacher education institutions–with the admonition No service member can enter the battlefield without extensive training, and while schools are not combat zones, no teacher should enter the classroom without


8-16-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Georgia teacher fired after students post her naked selfies online  - NY Daily News@media print { .original-url { display: none; } } h1.title { font: -apple-system-headline; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; -webkit-hyphens: manual; } blockquote { color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); margin-left: 20px;by Rene Diedrich / 4h California Teacher Credential Corruption Ignored@media pr