We are on the verge of a government shutdown in Washington DC. This whole drama got me thinking about what gets paid for in our school system out of the federal government’s pocket and how a shutdown might impact us…
Monthly Archives: September 2013
No Challengers in Municipal Elections: EdLinks 9/27
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Your edlinks roundup for this week: Commercial Appeal: no challengers to the Collierville school board candidates. I always hate to see this because it puts a limit on the ideas that get put out there about the quality of our…
Learning In Memphis: A Critical Analysis of ASD’s New Grading Policy
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Learning in Memphis has written a great well-rounded critical analysis of the new ASD grading policy with a break down of the pros and cons of this new policy. I’ve posted some snippets here, but I highly recommend checking out the whole…
Responsibly Raising Taxes: Mayor Names Pre-K Board
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Be sure to follow us by email by signing up for updates on our home page! On November 21st, residents of Memphis will head to the polls and vote on whether or not to support a sales tax increase to…
The Importance of Pre-K: A Teacher’s Perspective
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ABCs, 123s, red, blue, green, and yellow! These are the least of skills one Kindergarten teacher believes all children should know upon entering her class. “I would expect a student to know his name, how to spell and recognize it,…
Benefits of Sticking with PARCC in Tennessee
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Common Core hearings took place before the Tennessee Senate Education Committee with testimony from across the political spectrum. Teachers and supporters testified to the impact they have already seen in classrooms across the state. While I hope that the committee…
Haslam Supports CCSS, Legislative Hearings: Edlinks 9/20
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Several pieces of news from the past few days for education in Shelby County and Tennessee, very common core focused: Commercial Appeal (3 articles): first, Haslam comes out in support of the common core standards on the heals of the state…
Edweek: Classroom Portfolios Offer Evaluation Alternative
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Ed week did a great piece on Tennessee’s Teacher Evaluation alternative for performing arts teachers: Video footage of students sight-reading a musical score, or reciting a speech from Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” Digital photos of students’ self-portraits. Samples of student-penned research…
Unions Vital to Middle Class Success
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This is super relevant especially considering Tennessee’s status as a right to work state for education workers. This report suggests that unions are an essential component to expanding middle class wealth, especially teachers unions. Yes, we have education associations, but…
Kate Bond Does Common Core Right: EdLinks 9/16
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Your edlinks for today: Commercial Appeal: there’s a great article in today about how different schools across Memphis are successfully implementing common core. The article highlights Kate Bond Middle, and demonstrates the importance of training teachers in common core implementation:…