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Grading the Big Tests: A Study in Madness... and a Really Good New Book

Dan Brown | Posted 11.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Public Schools, Todd Farley, Diana Senechal, No Child Left Behind, Diane Ravitch, Teachers Unions, Making the Grades, gothamschools.org, New York Times, Standardized Testing, Teachers, Education Reform, Nclb, Publc Schools, Media News
Dan Brown

In the No Child Left Behind era, every pillar of our education system rests on the presupposition that standardized tests are accurate indicators. Todd Farley helps to bring into starker focus that this is a flawed ideology.

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What's Wrong With Our Schools? Part II

Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Your Child's Strengths, Department of Education, Jenifer Fox, Teaching Controversy, Homeschooling, School Reform, Teachers Unions, Arne Duncan, Strengths, Schools, Parenting, Teachers, Education Reform, Eduation, Living News
Jenifer Fox

True teaching talent reveals itself when the teacher struggles to engage students in the process, when he refuses to give up until he finds a way to bring about understanding and competence in the student.

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Mass Teacher Layoffs in D.C. Amount To One Hell of a Power Play by Michelle Rhee

Dan Brown | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Michelle Rhee, Dc Rif, Dcps, No Child Left Behind, Teachers Unions, Adrian Fenty, Teach for America, New York City Public Schools, Dc Reduction in Force, Education, Dc Schools, George PArker, Joel Klein, School Accountability, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Nclb, High Stakes Testing, Wtu, Politics News
Dan Brown

Rhee's mislaid battle of gutting the union and purging veteran teachers will leave an experience and institutional knowledge vacuum that no quantity of super-caffeinated 22-year-old Yalies can remake.

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How A Charter School Turns Union

Alexander Russo | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Politics News, Teachers, Schools, Unions, Charters, Brooklyn, Teacher Organization, KIPP Brooklyn, Union Organizers, Teachers Unions, Kipp, Teacher Unions, Organization, Politics News
Alexander Russo

It seemed at first like the unionization effort at the KIPP school in Brooklyn might happen without too much conflict. By early February, however, reports started coming out about stalled negotiations and alleged intimidation by KIPP administrators.

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