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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Pink Hearts, Not Pink Slips
Just changed my blog’s skin. A good friend of mine once told me that politics is all about relationships. It’s been broken in our school system, we do need to glue them together…
Let’s support the AFT’s campaign for “Pink Hearts, Not Pink Slips”.
Posted in DC Public Schools, WTU
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a delicious mistake
This is day two in Alabama with the grandfolks, and day two of all-you-can-eat buffet dinners.
Each time, the food has been quite delicious, but there’s just something about a buffet that makes you forget all of your common sense and ignore that little voice that keeps telling you: “Stop eating, you pig! Do you want to end up like that oversized lady over there?” Instead, you’re like “I can’t hear you lalalalalalala” as you stuff more ribs into your mouth.
And eating at a buffet when you’re on vacation is a double-whammy because you think: “I don’t need to eat healthy – I’m on VACATION”. So you pile on the fried shrimp and get a second helping of ice cream.
And then when it’s time to leave, you find yourself struggling to get up from the table… all of that deliciousness is keeping you anchored to your chair.
If you had been eavesdropping on our party of seven tonight as we rolled walked back to the car, you would have heard us say:
“I won’t need to eat again. Ever.”
“Grandma, do you have any laxatives?”
“Where’s the vomitorium?”
“I’ve got a ‘food baby’ in my stomach.”
“That was a mistake.”
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go pass out on the couch while I try to digest….
One Day
Currently listening to the acoustic version of “One Day”. The Sundance-award-winning documentary about American Education, “Waiting for Superman”, coming out this September borrows Hasidic reggae star Matisyahu’s aspirational song (also used heavily du… Continue reading
Posted in DC Public Schools, Teachers/ Educators, video clip
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Wyoming Conference Was Outstanding
Image by © jdm_photo via FlickrWell the first leg of my summer tour has begun, I participated in the Wyoming Special Education Leadership Symposium. It was a great conference,On the first day of the conference, the inspirational Mike May gave the ke… Continue reading
Posted in dispute resolution, education, Education Law, Gerl, law, Special Education, special education law, Wyoming Special Education Leadership Symposium
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Top Web 2.0 tools for teachers and students
Three leading consultants in educational technology offer their opinions on the best Web 2.0 tools for encouraging collaboration in learning and teaching. Blogs, Google Docs, and Twitter are among the standouts — for reasons including their ease of us… Continue reading
Posted in Technology in Education
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Research: Value-added measures can inaccurately rate teachers
The fact that part of our new IMPACT teacher evaluations is based on student test scores, this study matters. New research shows that the value-added measures used in some teacher evaluations to measure student growth over time can be inaccurate, Washi… Continue reading
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Senate Committee Votes to Eliminate Dedicated Funding for Gifted and Talented Education; Congressmen Rebuff Elimination Attempts in Letter to House of Representatives
Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee – the policy making body tasked with deciding how to spend federal monies in the Senate – voted to eliminate the only dedicated funding stream focused on high-ability, low-income students. While this is a significant setback in the annual Congressional funding process, CEC now turns its advocacy attention to the House of Representatives where two Congressmen are leading the effort to oppose eliminating gifted education funding. A loss of funding for the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students program will likely result in ending all federally funded research in gifted education, which has led… Continue reading
Posted in CEC Legislative Action Center, Gifted and Talented
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Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Increases in Funding for IDEA B and C
The topsy-turvy Congressional budget season continues. At almost the 11th hour in a vote backing right up to recess, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved an increase in IDEA Part B funding of $420 million dollars and – somewhat more surprisingly – it approved an increase in IDEA Part C funding of $20 million dollars. A Budget Process to Remember First, the President asked for only a $250 million increase and only for Part B (School Aged Program). CEC and several other groups worked diligently to persuade Congress that even in these times, students with disabilities deserved more. Next, in the… Continue reading
Posted in Administration, IDEA Early Intervention, IDEA Preschool, IDEA School Aged, Opportunities for Advocacy, U.S. Congress
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m.i.a
I might be Missing in Action for the next little while.
Max and I (and the dog) drove over to Alabama to visit with the folks — next we’ll be driving up to Michigan to do some more visiting with folks.
We arrived at 3 AM in the morning because Max got inspired to go right after I got back from my professional development meeting yesterday. So far it’s been great!
Our dog Barney is so excited, he’s already thrown up five times on the carpet…
Next on the agenda, we might brave the 100 degree weather to go to the beach!
Posted in Doggy Woggy, Vacation
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Contact Your Senators Now to Save Gifted Education Funding! Our Deadline is 2:30 p.m.
Today at 2:30 p.m. (EST), the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee will vote to eliminate or reinstate the Javits Gifted and Talented Education program, the only federally funded gifted program. Without the Javits program, there will be no federal funds directed toward gifted education. We need your help NOW! Please contact your Senators through CEC’s Legislative Action Center. Making the call is easy – CEC provides contact information, talking points and a feedback form. With its focus on high-ability, low-income students, the Javits program provides critical resources to help teachers and school leaders to identify and serve gifted students. We only… Continue reading
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