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The Empire Strikes Back! De Blasio and Operator of Charter School Do Battle

Eva S. Moskowitz, left, founder of Success Academy Charter Schools, led a rally Tuesday in Albany, while Mayor Bill de Blasio, who differs with her, led a separate demonstration. | Credit Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times It is not a battle of the Titans, but [...]

The Empire Strikes Back! De Blasio and Operator of Charter School Do Battle2016-11-29T17:38:13-05:00

What Is Implicit Bias, And How Might It Affect Teachers And Students? (Part One)

Image: Racial Stereotypes retrieved from tumblr By Esther Quintero | Originally Published at Shaker Blog. April 4, 2014 This is the first in a series of three posts about implicit bias. Here are the second and third parts. The research on implicit bias both fascinates and disturbs [...]

What Is Implicit Bias, And How Might It Affect Teachers And Students? (Part One)2016-11-29T17:38:13-05:00

The PTSD Epidemic in Our Most Violent Neighborhoods

Joshua Cintron, 10, prays during funeral services for his cousin, Naisha Pearson, at St. Luke's Church in the Bronx. Pearson, 10, was shot and killed by a stray bullet at a neighborhood Labor Day picnic in a Bronx park when a fight between two men erupted in [...]

The PTSD Epidemic in Our Most Violent Neighborhoods2016-11-29T17:38:13-05:00

Common Core Costs Too High, Failure Guaranteed

By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. March 4, 2014 Teaching literacy has been my career and life for over thirty years now. Having grown up in the South with my own peculiar grasp of so-called standard English, I feel fortunate to [...]

Common Core Costs Too High, Failure Guaranteed2016-11-29T17:38:13-05:00

You Are Not Opting Out – You Are Refusing To Take The Test

NYS Refusal Boycotts explained in a straight forward manner.Video: NYS Refusal Boycotts explained in a straight forward manner Originally Published at NYS ALLIES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION Thank you to the team at Overit (overit.com) for this amazing video. Director - Lawrence Basso Illustrator - Michael Hayes Voiceover [...]

You Are Not Opting Out – You Are Refusing To Take The Test2016-11-29T17:38:13-05:00

10 Poverty Myths, Busted

Karen Pulfer Focht/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMANo, single moms aren't the problem. And neither are absentee dads. By Erika Eichelberger | Originally Published at Mother Jones.March/April 2014 Issue 1. Single moms are the problem. Only 9 percent of low-income, urban moms have been single throughout their child's first five [...]

10 Poverty Myths, Busted2016-11-29T17:38:13-05:00

Rahm Backs CPS on Warning to Teachers Over ISATs

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Friday that CPS boss Barbara Byrd-Bennett "made the right call" in warning teachers of the repercussions of refusing to administer an achievement test next week. | DNAInfo/Ted Cox By Ted Cox @tedcoxchicago| Originally Published at DNA Info. February 28, 2014 EDGEWATER — The [...]

Rahm Backs CPS on Warning to Teachers Over ISATs2016-11-29T17:38:13-05:00

Why Americans Are So Polarized: Education and Evolution

By Avi Tuschman The Atlantic. February 28, 2014 In his State of the Union address, President Obama lamented how Washington “has been consumed by ... rancorous argument,” which over the past year has prevented us “from carrying out even the most basic functions of our democracy.” The [...]

Why Americans Are So Polarized: Education and Evolution2016-11-29T17:38:13-05:00

Duke Study: Discipline Problems Increase When Students Repeat a Grade

Students at Shamrock Gardens Elementary in Charlotte in 2012. Photo: Nancy Pierce By Jane Stancill jstancill@newsobserver.com | Originally Published at News Observer. February 28, 2014 DURHAM — A new study by researchers at Duke University documented a ripple effect of behavioral problems in middle schools where higher [...]

Duke Study: Discipline Problems Increase When Students Repeat a Grade2014-03-07T00:17:05-05:00
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