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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Should SC Increase Charter School Investment? | the becoming radical

Should SC Increase Charter School Investment? | the becoming radical
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Monday, September 2, 2013

The P&C, Here We Go Again; Or, Let’s Link Journos’ Pay to Doing the Research – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

The P&C, Here We Go Again; Or, Let’s Link Journos’ Pay to Doing the Research – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE
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Thursday, August 29, 2013

First, Do No Harm: That Includes the Media | the becoming radical

First, Do No Harm: That Includes the Media | the becoming radical
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Monday, August 26, 2013

Misleading the State of Education: Zais Plays Partisan with School Praise – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Misleading the State of Education: Zais Plays Partisan with School Praise – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE
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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Guest column: Invest money in learning, not high-stakes tests | The Greenville News | greenvilleonline.com

Guest column: Invest money in learning, not high-stakes tests | The Greenville News | greenvilleonline.com
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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Moving Beyond “A Great Majority Support…” – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Moving Beyond “A Great Majority Support…” – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
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Saturday, June 1, 2013

Do the Best Professors Get the Worst Ratings? | Psychology Today

Do the Best Professors Get the Worst Ratings? | Psychology Today
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Thoughts on Graduation Requirements | Charleston Area Community Voice for EducationCharleston Area Community Voice for Education

Thoughts on Graduation Requirements | Charleston Area Community Voice for EducationCharleston Area Community Voice for Education
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Why schools should stop using exit exams

Why schools should stop using exit exams
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Monday, May 27, 2013

Ending Exit Exams a Start, But Not Enough | the becoming radical

Ending Exit Exams a Start, But Not Enough | the becoming radical
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Carnegie Knowledge Network » What Do We Know About the Tradeoffs Associated with Teacher Misclassification in High Stakes Personnel Decisions?

Carnegie Knowledge Network » What Do We Know About the Tradeoffs Associated with Teacher Misclassification in High Stakes Personnel Decisions?
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Thursday, May 16, 2013

COLUMBIA, SC: SC high school graduation exit exam could be history | Politics | The State

COLUMBIA, SC: SC high school graduation exit exam could be history | Politics | The State
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Sunday, May 5, 2013

Beneath the Surface: More Public School Dismantling in SC – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Beneath the Surface: More Public School Dismantling in SC – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
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Friday, May 3, 2013

NC. won’t find any school miracles to copy in Florida | Other Views | NewsObserver.com

NC. won’t find any school miracles to copy in Florida | Other Views | NewsObserver.com
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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Columbia, SC: Scoppe: The ‘choice’ charade continues | Cindi Scoppe | The State

Columbia, SC: Scoppe: The ‘choice’ charade continues | Cindi Scoppe | The State
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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Market-oriented education reforms’ rhetoric trumps reality

Market-oriented education reforms’ rhetoric trumps reality


www.epi.org/files/2013/bba-rhetoric-trumps-reality.pdf
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Monday, April 15, 2013

Rhee: SC Teachers Riding a “Gravy Train” | Diane Ravitch's blog

Rhee: SC Teachers Riding a “Gravy Train” | Diane Ravitch's blog
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Sunday, April 14, 2013

Rhee’s “Gravy Train of Hypocrisy – @ the chalk face

Rhee’s “Gravy Train of Hypocrisy – @ the chalk face
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Columbia, SC: Thomas: Florida offers flawed formula for SC schools | Opinion Columns | The State

Columbia, SC: Thomas: Florida offers flawed formula for SC schools | Opinion Columns | The State
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Daily Kos: SC Considering Flawed Reading, Fiscal Policy

Daily Kos: SC Considering Flawed Reading, Fiscal Policy
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Key Topics and Resources

  • Challenging Ruby Payne's Framework
  • Charter schools, Vouchers, School Choice
  • Class Size/ Student-Teacher Ratio
  • Debunking "miracle" schools
  • Education And Related Data Resources
  • Poverty, Deficit Perspectives, Education
  • Private v. Public
  • Teach for America (think-tanks and the media)
  • Teacher Effectiveness
  • Teacher evaluation, merit pay, VAM
  • Testing and Accountability
  • Waiting for Superman
  • What Research Says About the Effect of Teachers

Education Resources/ Sites

  • Alfie Kohn
  • Bridging Differences (EdWeek blog)
  • HechingerEd blog
  • Institute for Research on Education Policy & Practice
  • Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
  • Living in Dialogue (EdWeek/Teacher Magazine blog)
  • Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog
  • National Education Policy Center
  • Save Our Schools
  • SC Schools Report
  • Schools Matter
  • Susan Ohanian
  • The Answer Sheet (Washington Post)
  • The Freire Project
  • The Riley Institute at Furman
  • Walt Gardner's Reality Check (EdWeek blog)

Research

  • Consolidation of Schools and Districts
  • How to fix our schools, Richard Rothstein
  • PISA: It's Poverty Not Stupid
  • Poverty and Potential, David Berliner
  • Review of Charter Schools

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