More than 70% of Americans have confidence in teachers
The 43rd annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools is a year survey that gauges public opinion on…
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ProPublica site analyzes federal education data
The ProPublica website has analyzed federal education data from the 2009-2010 school year as a means of seeing if states offer equal access to…
Read MoreSOS March wrap-ups
If you wondering how the SOS March went in Washington, D.C., this weekend, here is a link to Valerie Strauss’ blog posting on the…
Read MoreSOS March: Mizialko’s speech
Milwaukee’s Amy Mizialko, a veteran MPS district mentor, spoke today at the SOS March in Washington, D.C., alongside Diane Ravitch, Jonathan Kozol and Matt…
Read MoreSOS March update: Friday
Amy Mizialko dropped me a note today with an update on the SOS March in Washington, D.C. For some more background, read this posting…
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Teachers are us
I love kids and I love schools and I love the excitement of learning and sharing knowledge and I think teaching can be a…
Read MoreTeachers vote against concessions
In a letter sent to its membership and to the media today MTEA president Bob Peterson said that more than 52 percent of teachers…
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Energetic Martinez positioned well to lead Kagel School into the future
On Sept. 1, new principal Nancy Martinez will stand outside Kagel Elementary in Walker’s Point to welcome her kids to school. “I am going…
Read MoreSending back from SOS
Yesterday, I connected with Amy Mizialko and Judy Gundry, two MPS veterans, who work as district mentors and are on their way to the…
Read MoreEducators march in D.C. this weekend
Updates about the SOS March and a related two-day educators’ conference in Washington D.C., this weekend have been all over Twitter and Facebook for…
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