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Teachers in revolt.
English teacher Kit McCormick, left, discusses Garfield High School teachers’ decision to refuse to give the MAP test to their students, during a Thursday news conference. Teachers at Garfield High...
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Support the teachers in Seattle who refused to give the MAP test.
Here is the petition being circulated to support the teachers at Garfield High School in Seattle who voted to refuse the mandated MAP test to their students.
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Seattle Education Association backs Garfield teachers in opposition to MAP...
November, 2011. Garfield High School students occupy Seattle city hall demanding an end to budget cuts. Seattle Times: In the statement, SEA President Jonathan Knapp said he wants the district to set...
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Seattle’s Garfield High teacher: “Why we boycotted the MAP test.”
Jesse Hagopian has taught in Seattle Public Schools since 2006, serves as the Black Student Union’s faculty adviser and is the recipient of the Abe Keller Peace Education Award. He wrote this op-ed...
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Garfield High teachers get support from the AFT. From the NEA? Crickets.
AFT President Randi Weingarten: Dear Garfield High School Teachers: Thank you. Thank you for taking a courageous stand against the fixation on high-stakes testing and its harmful impact on our ability...
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ISBE’s Chris Koch explains it all.
. Every couple of years they call a meeting of the faculty to show a PowerPoint about the new thing. This time it is the Common Core. But don’t worry they tell you. You won’t actually have to change...
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CTU VP and family opt out of CPS high stakes testing.
CTU web site. Joenile S. Albert-Reese AN Pritzker School 2009 W. Schiller Ave. Chicago, IL 60622 January 15, 2013 Dear Dr. Reese, We are writing to inform you that we are exercising our right to...
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The in box. Students against high stakes testing.
Malcom X London at 2011′s Louder than a Bomb. STUDENTS AGAINST HIGH STAKES STANDARDIZED TESTING SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH, 3 P.M. AT YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS, 1180 N. MILWAUKEE For info:...
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The culture that created the Atlanta cheating scandal.
Today’s big education story is the indictment of former Atlanta school superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall. Dr. Hall was one of 35 Atlanta educators indicted Friday by a Fulton County grand jury. Dr....
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How the blame game works.
Have the curriculum be about one thing. Test something else. Then redesign the test. Make it a harder test than the test that didn’t test what was taught before. Watch the test scores plummet. Then...
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The Testing Bullies. The blog post they tried to stop. Circulate widely.
Read the back story of the blog post they tried to stop in Valerie Strauss’ column in the Washington Post. Calling Out the Testing Bullies By Peter DeWitt on May 29, 2013 6:18 AM Today’s guest blog is...
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Standardized testing.
. A few weeks ago I registered to take the online qualifying test for Jeopardy. Maybe like you, I have watched Jeopardy for years. Maybe like you, members of my family have said, “You should be on...
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Breaking. Chicago CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett threatens teachers and parents...
Dear Teachers, As a former teacher and principal, I understand how important it is to maximize our instructional time with students. But I also know that rigorous, high-quality assessments are...
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A Chicago testing hornet’s nest. Boycott the ISAT.
Graphic: Fred Klonsky When CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett issued her testing letter to parents and teachers last week, it opened a hornet’s nest. In her usual threatening, blundering way, she told...
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Thank you Dan Montgomery, Robin Steans and Ken Swanson.
Dan Montgomery, President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers. Robin Steans, Director of Advance Illinois. Ken Swanson, former President of the Illinois Education Association. At the signing of...
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Voices from the classroom. No PARCCing. Test crazy.
Fred, We learned that our district will be participating in the PARCC field tests this spring. I took a screen shot of the test sessions for the ELA test. The first three tests need to be given in...
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CORE: Huge victory for Saucedo teachers, parents and students yesterday.
Photo: Fred Klonsky Posted on CORE: - Saucedo teacher Sarah Chambers. HUGE VICTORY for Saucedo teachers, parents and students! Although CPS tried to intimidate us by sending 20 CPS security and...
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Straight out of Brooklyn. Like I never left Chicago.
Flying from O’Hare to La Guardia was easy. We left on time and arrived 25 minutes early. And half the seats were empty. Easy if you don’t count the massive turbulence for most of the flight. The...
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