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Charter School Independent: Essential "Stuff"
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Ruminations on charter schools' place in the urban education landscape of Boston, MA. Saturday, November 13, 2010. At Brooke, we don't have SMART boards, but we do have voicemail (and laptops, individual phones (classroom and/or office), and easy access to many supplies, photocopies, etc. Here's what I'm wondering. If you were to start up a school right now, what would be the top 10 supplies/technology necessary to allow you or your teachers to be productive? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). MCAS Resu...
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Charter School Independent: RadioBoston Talks Charters
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Ruminations on charter schools' place in the urban education landscape of Boston, MA. Saturday, September 5, 2009. RadioBoston, the weekly WBUR show, featured the charter school debate. As their main piece yesterday (with a nice piece on Camp Harbor View, where a number of my studens went this summer, to wrap up the hour). Not much new for those in the know, but a good overview of the arguments on both sides for newbies. A couple of quick thoughts:. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dorchester Collegia...
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Charter School Independent: Kennedy to be Honored (Perhaps)
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Ruminations on charter schools' place in the urban education landscape of Boston, MA. Friday, September 4, 2009. Kennedy to be Honored (Perhaps). Health Careers Academy, a Boston Horace Mann charter school, will be renamed after Senator Kennedy. Pending approval by the state Board of Ed. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Urban education. Middle school. Math. Terrifying, right? View my complete profile. Ed Drama; The Ocean’s Hot Dog and Brookings Teacher Diversity Study; Fish Porn; Kosar Signs Off;.
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Charter School Independent: November 2010
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Ruminations on charter schools' place in the urban education landscape of Boston, MA. Monday, November 15, 2010. Entropy, Architecture and Schools. So I read this. Op-ed in the Globe today and it got under my skin. But rather than go on the offensive and try to refute the subtle digs at charter schools or poke holes in her argument, I thought I'd take a different tack. In her essay, Ms. Yearwood argues that she chooses to teach in a district school because it lacks. I am going to argue that the issue isn...
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Charter School Independent: July 2009
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Ruminations on charter schools' place in the urban education landscape of Boston, MA. Sunday, July 19, 2009. The Globe editorial board. Today writes in support of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's efforts to to improve low-performing schools by challenging teachers unions and teacher work rules. His support of charter schools is their primary piece of evidence. Here are a few of my favorite quotes:. But to remove student achievement entirely from evaluation is illogical and indefensible. In settings t...
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Charter School Independent: Entropy, Architecture and Schools
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Ruminations on charter schools' place in the urban education landscape of Boston, MA. Monday, November 15, 2010. Entropy, Architecture and Schools. So I read this. Op-ed in the Globe today and it got under my skin. But rather than go on the offensive and try to refute the subtle digs at charter schools or poke holes in her argument, I thought I'd take a different tack. In her essay, Ms. Yearwood argues that she chooses to teach in a district school because it lacks. I am going to argue that the issue isn...
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Charter School Independent: Revving the Engine
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Ruminations on charter schools' place in the urban education landscape of Boston, MA. Saturday, November 13, 2010. It's been over a year since I've blogged and in the interim, there's been a new addition to family. Now, I'm getting the itch to get back to it. I can't promise I'll be able to find the time, but we'll see! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Urban education. Middle school. Math. Terrifying, right? View my complete profile. Braving the BPS Lottery. Starting an Ed School. Salem Academy Charte...
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Charter School Independent: Roslindale Mom Investigates School Options
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Ruminations on charter schools' place in the urban education landscape of Boston, MA. Saturday, September 5, 2009. Roslindale Mom Investigates School Options. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Urban education. Middle school. Math. Terrifying, right? View my complete profile. Ed Drama; The Ocean’s Hot Dog and Brookings Teacher Diversity Study; Fish Porn; Kosar Signs Off;. NEWS: Remainders: How ed policies led to writer’s block for a teacher. Braving the BPS Lottery. Starting an Ed School.
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Charter School Independent: January 2009
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Ruminations on charter schools' place in the urban education landscape of Boston, MA. Saturday, January 31, 2009. In today's Globe argues that busing should be discontinued in Boston for financial, environmental and practical reasons. Good points, all. I wonder, though. If busing were stopped completely, would schools like the Lyndon (52% white) or Kilmer (62% white), have any children of color? Vaznis has a piece. In the Globe today about the high cost and inefficiencies of busing in the Hub. Many teach...