A few opportunities to speak out against the overuse and misuse of standardized testing… United Opt Out National is hosting “Occupy 2.0: The Battle for Public Schools” from April 7-10th in Washington D.C. Speakers over the course of the weekend include Diane Ravitch, Leonie Haimson, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Brian Jones, and Karen Lewis. New York Principals …
ALBANY, N.Y. February 20, 2013 – New York State United Teachers, seeking to protect public schools and students from an inescapable cycle of cuts and ensure the state’s poorest and most vulnerable children are not further harmed by grossly inequitable education funding, today challenged the state’s property tax cap in court. “We believe very strongly …
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 …
Thanks to EdNotes for this…
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 …
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