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Eight education predictions (and some wishful thinking) for 2016 — a teacher’s list - The Washington Post
Eight education predictions (and some wishful thinking) for 2016 — a teacher’s list - The Washington Post: Eight education predictions (and some wishful thinking) for 2016 — a teacher’s list Here is veteran teacher Larry Ferlazzo’s annual list of education predictions for the coming year. Ferlazzo teaches English and Social Studies at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California.  He has w
Merry Christmas 2015 | deutsch29
Merry Christmas 2015 | deutsch29: Merry Christmas 2015For my Christmas 2015 post, I offer an excerpt from the hour-long televised Christmas special, The Sights and Sounds of Christmas on Broadway with David Jeremiah (see archived program televised on 12/20/15 here.)  David JeremiahThe program was mostly a celebration of Christmas music; however, Jeremiah spoke for about 15 minutes (33:55 to 49:00)
Reforms to Ease Students’ Stress Divide a New Jersey School District - The New York Times
Reforms to Ease Students’ Stress Divide a New Jersey School District - The New York Times: Reforms to Ease Students’ Stress Divide a New Jersey School DistrictA packed Board of Education meeting this month at Grover Middle School in West Windsor, N.J., where a districtwide debate that often splits along racial lines is underway about the pressure put on students there to succeed. CreditMark Makela
NYC Educator: A Christmas Wish
NYC Educator: A Christmas Wish: A Christmas WishI ask Santa to stop closing schools for Christmas. It's among the worst policies ever. Sure I have selfish reasons. I don't want any of my colleagues to become ATRs, and I don't want to be one myself. Despite all the noise and nonsense that swirls around this job, I still love it. While politicians talk smack about what needs to be done, I know what
A Christmas Message for Reformers: A School That Really Works! | Diane Ravitch's blog
A Christmas Message for Reformers: A School That Really Works! | Diane Ravitch's blog: A Christmas Message for Reformers: A School That Really Works! A Christmas message to reformers: Fund what works. Hello, Bill Gates. Hello, Eli Broad. Hello, Walton Family. Hello, John Arnold. Hello, John Paulson. Hello, hedge fund managers. Fund what works.I read this story by Emma Brown in the Washington Post 
Why is Christmas on Dec. 25? A brief history lesson that may surprise you. - The Washington Post
Why is Christmas on Dec. 25? A brief history lesson that may surprise you. - The Washington Post: Why is Christmas on Dec. 25? A brief history lesson that may surprise you.I published this last year, but, given that it’s Christmas, it seems like a good day to do it again:The scene at Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus’s birth, in the biblical West Bank town
School board wants to throw out CTU strike vote - Chicago Tribune
School board wants to throw out CTU strike vote - Chicago Tribune:School board wants to throw out CTU strike votee Chicago Board of Education is asking the state's educational labor relations board to invalidate the recent strike authorization vote by teachers, arguing that the three-day process was "inherently flawed."The Chicago Teachers Union said last week that 88 percent of eligible
Happy Holidays from the Big Education Ape 2015From My Family to Yours
Happy Holidays from the Big Education Ape 2015From My Family to Yours

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Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 12/24/15
CORPORATE ED REFORMThe Spirit of Christmas Present: Children versus Corporate Greed | Reclaim ReformThe Spirit of Christmas Present: Children versus Corporate Greed | Reclaim Reform: The Spirit of Christmas Present: Children versus Corporate Greed“One major theme in A Christmas Carol was rooted in Charles Dickens’ observations of the plight of the children of London’s poor. In 1839 it was estimate