Saturday, July 11, 2015 It is a sad, but true fact, that the leaders of our great state have chosen to meet the needs of their billionaire cronies, like Dan Loeb, rather than those of our most precious assets—our children! … Continue reading
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
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
DEFIES MEASUREMENT strengthens the discussion about public education by exploring why it is so important to address the social and emotional needs of every student, and what happens when the wrong people make decisions for schools. defiesmeasurement.com
The following article was written by Carol Burris, the award-winning principal of South Side High School in the Rockville Centre School District in New York. Please share far and wide. On Monday, the New York State Board of Regents will … Continue reading