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May 8, 2009
Remainders: The Eva vs. Randi debate finally surfaces online
- Here’s where you can watch video of the Eva vs. Randi NY1 debate.
- Rupert Murdoch is investing big in the Harlem Village Academy charter schools.
- Maybe Arne Duncan should start a commission on which programs to close.
- Tim Daly of The New Teacher Project says a hiring freeze is more sensible than layoffs.
- Dianne Piche, who is closely tied to DFER and EEP, will work for Obama.
- Charting the place of basketball in deciding our nation’s education elite.
- The CSM reporter following a charter school student travels to his homeland, Tanzania.
- Who would play Steve Bar in a Green Dot movie? (I vote for Steve as himself!)
- Sawchuck can’t figure out if federally funded merit pay would be collectively bargained.
- A California teacher of the year without seniority tops a layoff list. (Via Joanne Jacobs.)
- Aaron Pallas takes a look at the Roland Fryer study of Harlem Children’s Zone.
- A Teaching Fellows member had an interview canceled at a very high-turnover school.
- Liz Willen says the DOE’s response to students without high school matches is inadequate.
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May 8th, 2009 8:24 pm
Thanks for mentioning my blog!
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May 8th, 2009 9:04 pm
Thank you for posting the link to the Eva v. Randi debate. It is easy to tell who the polished politician is. Interesting that the HS video cuts off Randi’s final statement; just a technical glitch, I hope.
Eva is an accomplished debater and future Mayoral candidates will study this video hard. Randi was far too conciliatory. She needed to use facts, not “can’t we all just get along?” as a milquetoast reply to tough questions.
It is difficult to envision myself working anywhere else but a high-achieving school as portrayed by Eva. On the other hand, I would love to know why there is such high staff turnover at HS schools and if the pressure to be, using Eva’s word, “heroic” leads to high rates of burnout among her young staff.
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May 8th, 2009 9:06 pm
What’s the big deal about the California Teacher of the Year being laid off? If you read the article, he is entirely teacher centered, and would have been fired in NYC for incompetence. At least in CA he has a chance of being rehired.
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May 9th, 2009 9:39 am
Jack, where you do teach now? Is the school the kind of environment Eva describes?
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May 9th, 2009 9:39 am
NewTeachingFellow — No problem! I just stumbled on your blog and enjoy following along. Please keep us posted as the search goes on.
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May 9th, 2009 2:22 pm
Elizabeth - will do! Hope it doesn’t get me into trouble here, though.
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May 11th, 2009 2:38 pm
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/alexander_wolff/01/13/obama/index.html
Audacity of Hoops. I wouldn’t trust anyone to run the country until they can first run a pick and roll.
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May 12th, 2009 10:53 am
How about the charter strategy…. PICK the students you want, and ROLL the rest back into the public schools. Then look for vindication in the final scores. Sheesh.
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