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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

8-19-14 Hemlock on the Rocks

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Los Angeles schools decriminalize discipline
Los Angeles schools decriminalize discipline

some POINTED QUESTIONS about AFT Convention - Common Core Debate - UFT Leaders Vs Classroom Teachers
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AFTER FIVE YEARS OF RUIN AND ROT: Teachers union claims to be talking strategy for combatting teacher jail - LA School Report
http://laschoolreport.com/teachers-union-talking-strategy-for-combatting-teacher-jail/#comment-2386 While officials from the teachers union, UTLA, are contemplating salary demands in a new labor contract with the district, they have not lost sight of another key issue, how to deal with teachers housed

To Amanda Ripley: A Second TIME Article on Rhee is Long Overdue | deutsch29
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New York Students Inch Upward On Common Core Tests, But Most Are Still Failing
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/14/new-york-common-core-scores-2014_n_5679545.html New York Students Inch Upward On Common Core Tests, But Most Are Still Failing The New York State Education Department released the much-anticipated scores
Washington State School Officials Criticize Federal 'Failing' Status
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/14/washington-state-failing-schools_n_5679941.html?utm_hp_ref=education&ir=Education                  (Updates with Department of Education statement) By Victoria Cavaliere SEATTLE, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Superintendents from 28 Washington
Why Los Angeles Sends Failing Students On To The Next Grade
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/15/los-angeles-failing-students_n_5682751.html?utm_hp_ref=education When Alberto Cortes was held back in fourth grade because of low math skills, he thought his world had come to an end."The first day of

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LA’s Schools: When Is Accountability Good For The Gander?
http://citywatchla.com/8box-left/7383-la-s-schools-when-is-accountability-good-for-the-LA's Schools: When Is Accountability Good For The Gander? The BUCK NEVER STOPPED-This past week, the first back in school for LAUSD kids, has seen an absolutely ridiculous mess due to MiSiS, the court-mandated, "Integrated Student Information System" more honestly termed, simply: "CriSiS".  B
The Trouble With Tenure - NYTimes.com
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8-18-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: The Corporate Hijacking of Public EducationThe Corporate Hijacking of Public Educationby Rene Diedrich / 3h Inside the multimillion-dollar essay-scoring business | City PagesMike Kooiman Dan DiMaggio was blown away the first time he heard his boss say it. The pensive, bespectacled 25-year-old had been comingby Rene Diedrich / 3h LAUSD's outrageous 'parent trigger' suspension