littleshoulders.blogspot.com
Chicago Mama: September 2013
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Three kids and me in the city of big shoulders. Thursday, September 26, 2013. Last week, I met with BoE member Deborah Quazzo about my pet project. During one of her board office hours slots. The meeting was not productive on my end, but as we were walking out, Ms. Quazzo paid me what I consider to be a compliment when she asked me what subject I teach. I don't teach, and don't think I'd make a very good classroom teacher. As this TFA has-been. But I am a learner. A lycéenne; in. Formal education was cri...
jeannemarieolson.wordpress.com
Apples 2 Apples Project for CPS Parents | Jeanne Marie Olson
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Things I Like Things I Write. Apples 2 Apples Project for CPS Parents. October 15, 2012. Window Cling Solar Charger via ReflectionOf.Me. Prototyping on Steroids: Uniting Korea with Augmented Reality? I haven’t been around much because all of my free time is tangled up with a new project that launched about two months ago. Mashing up data, research, design, multidisciplinary collaboration and social media for CPS parents with the very excellent organization, Raise Your Hand for Illinois Education.
coreteachers.org
Calendar | CORE
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Advanced CBEO Registration Day. Camaraderie at Connie’s Pizza. CBOE Registration to Speak. Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force. City of Chicago Hearing. CORE Communication Committee Meeting. CORE Membership Committee Meeting. CORE Social Justice Curriculum Committee. CORE: CPS Financial Study. CPS Board of Education Meeting. CTU House of Delegates Meeting. Rank and File Delegate Training. Back of the Yards. Brighton Park Neighborhood Council. Camaraderie at Connie’s Pizza. Evening Rally at CPS HQ!
schoolcuts.org
School Cuts
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This website was created to share information about the 129 schools under consideration for closing. For each school, there is demographic information about the student body, measures of school quality, stability, and capacity. Information about other schools in the area is also shown, to help families plan should their current school close. This website presents data from several sources, including the Chicago Public Schools. The Illinois State Board of Education. Database, Google Fusion Tables. Our goa...
morethanascorechicago.org
Opting Out | More than a Score Chicago
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More than a Score Chicago. Working to end misuse and overuse of standardized testing in Chicago Public Schools. About More Than a Score Chicago. Park the PARCC: toolkit for refusal. Current Legislation: Opt out bill more. How to Opt Out. Sample Opt Out Letters. Info on CPS tests. Petition on Data Privacy and InBloom. Resources and Links on Privacy and Depersonalized Learning. Student privacy and edTPA. Detailed instructions on refusing PARCC. With instructions/advice written by More Than a Score Chicago.
morethanascorechicago.org
Resource | More than a Score Chicago
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More than a Score Chicago. Working to end misuse and overuse of standardized testing in Chicago Public Schools. About More Than a Score Chicago. Park the PARCC: toolkit for refusal. Current Legislation: Opt out bill more. How to Opt Out. Sample Opt Out Letters. Info on CPS tests. Petition on Data Privacy and InBloom. Resources and Links on Privacy and Depersonalized Learning. Student privacy and edTPA. Your child CAN refuse PARCC. Read Article →. Your child can refuse PARCC. March 4, 2015. Spending - sup...
coreteachers.org
Testing Resistance | CORE
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This page will contain resources for educating your school’s parents, educators and students about the insanity of excessive standardized testing. It also includes flyers for some of the public events occurring. Scroll down to see all the resources on offer. If you would like to have your resource or event exhibited on this page send us a message. More Than a Score Chicago. Bilingual Opt-Out Refusal Letter. LSC Letter Opposing PARCC. PARCC for Parents/PARCC para Padres. More Than a Score Chicago. Central...
rpnps.blogspot.com
RPNPS Voices: Meet Your New Board of Education
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Rogers Park Neighbors For Public Schools. Check Out The Fair Tax Calculator! Sunday, April 27, 2014. Meet Your New Board of Education. Evidently the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District has been enlisted in the effort to promote Gulenist bullshit across America. Here's a press release from Concept's Horizon Science Academy Belmont, from February. There are no state standards "meets or exceeds" cut scores on a test you invent on your own. It's all so weird, and yet so typical for these schools. Meanwhi...
phillipcantor.com
What is the real role for teachers in improving public education for all students? | Sustainable Education Transformation
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A fine WordPress.com site by Phil Cantor. Header photo by Sarah J. Rhee. It’s the Poverty Stupid – Why we can’t ignore poverty while trying to improve education… especially for those in poverty. More on Failing Writing, and Students →. What is the real role for teachers in improving public education for all students? August 15, 2013. At the Gates Foundation Teacher Convening… mostly attended by teachers associated from well funded corporate style AstroTurf Groups like E4E. The corporate reformers are fee...
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Blog | North Lawndale TIFs | Just Follow the Money
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Just Follow the Money. What is a TIF. Cook County TIF Resources. Calendar of Events and Public Meetings. North Lawndale Shows Signs of a Faded Revitalization. February 18, 2015. February 18, 2015. Banners left over from Richard M. Daley’s time as mayor hang over Ogden Avenue west of Keeler Avenue on Feb. 17, 2015, in the North Lawndale neighborhood. (Anthony Souffle, Chicago Tribune). It’s hard to imagine that in more prosperous parts of town Lincoln Park, Lincoln Square, Wicker Park, Hyde Park suc...
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