From The Wall Street Journal on line. At Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem, principal Gregory Hodge uses the value-added results to alter instruction, move teachers to new classroom assignments and pair weak students with the highest performing teachers. Mr. Hodge said the data for teachers generally aligns with his classroom observations. “It’s confirming what an… Read more »
Yunz Pittsburgh Teachers Can Relax an at. See below. Arizona has reached an agreement with federal officials to stop monitoring classrooms for mispronounced words and poor grammar from teachers of students still learning the English language.
The“Opt Out” movement is growing. Petitions are being signed. Australians and New Zealanders have joined. And still some just don’t truly understand why we are opting out. An important group that needs to understand that this movement is in support of public schools are school leaders. Below is my attempt to explain why I will… Read more »
I moved up a level. Finally, a call from Casey’s DC office. According to the legislative aide, Senator Casey supports the re-authorization of NCLB and looks forward to “next generation” assessments. When I explained that Pennsylvania teachers and parents might not be that supportive of the Senator’s position, his aide pointed out that DC can’t… Read more »
This is latest in my ongoing communications with Pennsylvania Senator Robert Casey’s office. In the reply from Casey’s office you’ll see that they are trying to say that NCLB and RttT and all of the forced standardized tests are “state issues.” So even though the state testing is Federally imposed it’s a state issue. Huh?… Read more »
http://www.facebook.com/groups/264594250218348/ As long as corporations dictate the testing and assessment requirements, grading teachers based on test scores, and fund schools based on those test scores, THERE WILL BE NO CHOICE. All the schools are held to the same BS, so how will you find a school with “alternative” settings? You have choice now…you can go… Read more »
Dear MSNBC, After watching MSNBC’s “Making the Grade” with Tamaron Hall, and all of the other attempts to tell the story of American public education, I was disappointed that teachers and others fighting the take over of public schools were not part of the conversation. The special left out a significant piece of the discussion… Read more »
Dear Mom and Dad, It’s almost back to school time. I’ve been thinking about the coming year. I know I’m not an expert, but after seven years of going to school, something seems wrong. Don’t misunderstand me. I love seeing my friends and I can’t wait for football season, but I’m just not looking forward… Read more »
Let us begin the “selective dismantling” of the high stakes testing industry and the punitive policies aimed at destroying public schools. Please visit the new Website and Facebook site devoted to organizing a national boycott of standardized tests and rebuilding our public schools. Time to take away the data. Without it, the deformers have nothing…. Read more »
“This is not a Democrat or Republican issue. Our nation’s destiny is at stake. As policy and funding discussions take place, leaders in both parties must work together to reward what matters most: student achievement.” Jeb Bush Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60651_Page2.html#ixzz1U9z8Xb00 Can’t disagree with the first statement. Second statement might be true. Third statement SOS (not… Read more »
