Monthly Archives: July 2015

Education, Inc. A documentary about how money and politics are changing our schools.

by admin Posted on July 30, 2015

A new documentary about how money and politics are changing our schools. LIKE us on Facebook.com/edincmovie Americans public education is in controversy. As public schools across the country struggle for funding, complicated by the impact of poverty and politics, some … Continue reading →

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Carol Burris: ‘Well I’ll be VAMned!’ Why using student test scores to evaluate teachers is a sham

by admin Posted on July 8, 2015

Valerie Strauss from the Washington Post recently published an article on behalf of Carol Burris that outlines the ridiculousness of evaluating teachers by test scores.  Even though the practice known as Value Added Measure (VAM) is largely unpopular with the … Continue reading →

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Joint Statement on Public Service Workers on Supreme Court Grant of Cert in Friedrichs v. CTA

by admin Posted on July 1, 2015

Original post can be found here: http://www.aft.org/press-release/joint-statement-public-service-workers-supreme-court-grant-cert-friedrichs-v NEA: Staci Maiers, 202-270-5333 CTA: Frank Wells, 562-708-5425 AFSCME: Marianne von Nordeck, 202-429-4309 SEIU: Beau Boughamer, 202-730-7158 Jeopardizes American Promise that Hard Work Leads Families to a Decent Life WASHINGTON—NEA President Lily Eskelsen … Continue reading →

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