Link Around

A few links for your reading pleasure… Fred LeBrun from the Albany Times Union on how the “tax cap denies a sound basic education system”. The Bedford Central School District, in Westchester County, New York voted a resolution against the overuse and misuse of standardized testing. Diane Ravitch with how you can help the courageous …

Union Membership

Thanks to EdNotes for this…

Looking for Money?

Interested in earning some extra money?  Pearson is advertising on Craigslist in Texas.  They are looking to pay $12 an hour for test scorers.  While one may think you need some sort of background in education in order to evaluate the high stakes tests that will determine the fates of teachers across the great state …

If you are on Facebook you can show your support for the Garfield High School teachers here. Colleagues of Garfield’s teachers show their support. Ed Notes with a letter to Seattle’s superintendent. If you are a parent and wish to have your own children opt out of standardized testing, this webinar may be for you. …

Imagine We Had a Real Governor?

Imagine we had a governor who said things like this about education… In the right order of things, education—the early fashioning of character and the formation of conscience—comes before legislation. Nothing is more determinative of our future than how we teach our children. If we fail at this, we will sow growing social chaos and …