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YvonneCa

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25. I think your words...

Reply to truedelphi (Reply #23)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 04:50 PM

Jan 2013

...are fine. And...I agree about Arne...

I come from a district with a huge ELL population. The data already exists...it's been collected for decades. Really. The question is, IMHO, how should it be used ...fairly...to help the students and, at the same time, not be used to punish their teachers?

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Michelle Rhee just getting started on shaping California education policy [View all] madfloridian Jan 2013 OP

I hope California teachers will nip this crap in the bud jsr Jan 2013 #1

Same here. n/t truedelphi Jan 2013 #6

Well, she can kiss that investment bye-bye... ReRe Jan 2013 #2

They already have--the Parent Trigger law was passed in CA in 2010. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #15

Not a good state for her to push her agenda ellisonz Jan 2013 #3

The Parent Trigger law passed in 2010 makes it an excellent state for her msanthrope Jan 2013 #16

We need to expose this creep and then SoapBox Jan 2013 #4

Thank you for the heads up. emsimon33 Jan 2013 #5

Arne could speak out against her tactics...oops I forgot. madfloridian Jan 2013 #24

One of California's main challenges is that there is a major subset truedelphi Jan 2013 #7

No educator who actually works in a classroom gadjitfreek Jan 2013 #9

It's not educators who push the test scores...it's the politicians of both parties. madfloridian Jan 2013 #11

Yep-- lolly Jan 2013 #21

Educators have been saying this... YvonneCa Jan 2013 #19

Oh I agree. My choice of words was ill chosen. truedelphi Jan 2013 #23

I think your words... YvonneCa Jan 2013 #25

There are very few people in this world... gadjitfreek Jan 2013 #8

Living in the city where her husband pretends to be the mayor, I would include him in your hope. olddad56 Jan 2013 #14

... xchrom Jan 2013 #10

Didn't she tiredtoo Jan 2013 #12

^this^ reteachinwi Jan 2013 #13

The DOE OIG cleared her of any involvement...and the report was not kind to DC teachers. msanthrope Jan 2013 #17

"she got away with it" reteachinwi Jan 2013 #26

Sanford's company is called "Eduneering". That is so blatant in its corporateness. madfloridian Jan 2013 #27

Crippling education... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #18

Yes. madfloridian Jan 2013 #22

So glad... YvonneCa Jan 2013 #20

Thank you. madfloridian Jan 2013 #28

I am happy about the tweets of this post. madfloridian Jan 2013 #29

And the first order of business is . . . markpkessinger Jan 2013 #30

Ha, good one. madfloridian Feb 2013 #31