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Monday, September 15, 2014

9-16-14 Hemlock on the Rocks

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'Email delete' policy is misunderstood according to LAUSD
http://laschoolreport.com/email-delete-policy-misunderstood-according-to-lausd/ED NOTES: ZIMMER AND LYDIA Ramos have little credibility. I know few people who are more corrupt and soulless than Lydia Ramos. He comportment is despicable and self-serving. She steals, she lies and she cheats . It is easy to verify all this by way of audits at her former positions and a background check, but she is no




Common Core: It Seemed Like a Good Idea Until It Existed
deutsch29 posted: "In 2008, Education Next asked 3,200 respondents (700 of whom were public school teachers) about their thoughts on having "the same set of educational standards" in order to "hold schools accountable." Respondents were divided into sub-samples and asked on" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on deut
WATCH: Teacher Blames Teach For America For Layoffs, TFA Responds
http://huff.lv/1mukFa4 Teacher Blames Teach For America For Layoffs, TFA Responds Some public school teachers are speaking out against Teach For America, alleging that the organization's training is insufficient and that it threatens existing jobs. Katie Osgood, a teacher in Chicago, and Justin Fong, Teach For America's VP of Internal Communication, join to discuss.www.hemlockontherocks.com
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LAUSD's students need better libraries, not iPads - LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-constantino-lausd-ipads-or-libraries-20140915-story.html Op-Ed By Rebecca Constantino Like Supt. John Deasy and others in the Los Angeles Unified School District, I am concerned about the educational civil rights of the district's students. While the iPad-for-every-student controversy has gotten much media coverage lately, a long-term prob

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Weingarten Hearts Cuomo (By Proxy); Willing to Undercut Teachout via Last-minute Robocall – @ THE CHALK FACE
ed notes: RANDi  Wiengarten, WTF? Is there no low she will not stoop to? On September 9, 2014, New York State democrats voted in a primary election that turned out to be an embarrassment for incumbent Andrew Cuomo. His most viable opponent was a relatively unknown Fordham University professor with no political machine behind her, Zephyr Teachout. Teachout lost, but not without taking a notable bit


9-14-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Common Core: What’s true, false and fuzzy - The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/09/11/common-core-whats-true-false-and-fuzzy/ Common Core: What's true, false and fuzzy Thomas Scarice, the superintendent of Madison Public Schools in Connecticut, has been a vocal critic of high-stakes test-based school reform. This year  he sent a letter