Chicagoland Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education (CReATE): Misconceptions and Realities about Teacher and Pri...

Chicagoland Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education (CReATE): Misconceptions and Realities about Teacher and Pri...: March 26, 2012 Misconceptions and Realities about Teacher and Principal Evaluation An Open Letter of Concern to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chi...

When it comes to public school issues legislators cut and run

When it comes to public school issues legislators cut and run

Is There More to Sen. Snowe's Resignation Than Congress's "Crumbling Center"?#.T3XXVQfpCr4.email

Is There More to Sen. Snowe's Resignation Than Congress's "Crumbling Center"?#.T3XXVQfpCr4.email

Obama and Duncan’s Education Policy: Like Bush’s, Only Worse » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names

Obama and Duncan’s Education Policy: Like Bush’s, Only Worse » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names

The AJC's continued attack on teachers

Did anyone see the cover of the AJC today? The title was "Teacher Absences Cost You Millions". It was about the cost of paying for substitutes, since clearly teachers don't deserve paid leave from our jobs.

Since it was some sort of special research article, I can't post the entire thing. But here is some info about it from the AJC blog.

AJC Blog

Anyone care to comment?

Teach For America: A bad deal for public education

Teach For America: A bad deal for public education

Rest of the story on charter amendment | ajc.com

Rest of the story on charter amendment  | ajc.com

Charter School Bill Tabled

AJC Article on the Georgia Charter School Bill

Governor, Please Make My School a Prison

Read this ironic letter a Michigan superintendent wrote. It points out the irony of our society's spending choices. However, it doesn't get into the larger aspect -- if we spent more money on our schools, we probably wouldn't have so many people in jail.

http://www.teachhub.com/governor-please-make-my-school-prison

One size does not fit all

What do you all think of this article? Do all of our students need college?

http://www.georgiatrend.com/December-2011/One-Size-Does-Not-Fit-All/

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the great schools revolution

http://www.economist.com/node/21529014

State panel to consider lighter punishment for educators who cooperated in cheating probe | ajc.com

State panel to consider lighter punishment for educators who cooperated in cheating probe | ajc.com

Questions on Teacher Evaluation GA

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/63619433?access_key=key-1w173bff2x3phkbwe2k0

“Poverty Is the Problem”: Efforts to Cut Education Funding, Expand Standardized Testing Assailed

“Poverty Is the Problem”: Efforts to Cut Education Funding, Expand Standardized Testing Assailed

Finding Hope in Atlanta

Finding Hope in Atlanta

Unions make better schools

http://www.truth-out.org/unions-leaders-better-schools-exclusive-interview-randi-weingarten/1313760628

Class Keys GA teacher Evaluation

Evaluation of GA Class Keys.   Click here:

Job Openings

APS plans to replace implicated employees | ajc.com