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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

9-16-14 All NEW Living in Dialogue - When Teachers Lose Rights, They Must Raise Test Scores or Go

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When Teachers Lose Rights, They Must Raise Test Scores or Go

By John Thompson. I do not question the sincerity of most former Obama administration officials and other liberals who support Vergara v California and its spawn. Some have long and loudly blamed teachers for education underperformance, saying that it is our “low expectations” and not the legacies of generational poverty, trauma, and discrimination that produced the achievement gap. The standard r


9-13-14 All NEW Living in Dialogue - Rebel Girl: Fighting for Student Rights
Home - Living in Dialogue: Rebel Girl: Fighting for Student RightsRebel Girl from Schoolhouse Live on Vimeo. Newark Student Union leader Kristin Towkaniuk, injured last week by police during a student walkout, has long been a thorn in the side of Gov Christie. From leading walkouts to mixing it up at the state legislature, she is a force of nature for student rights. Here she speaks at the Empower