Monday’s Teacher Appreciation Week prize winners: Deborah Pearman, Cardozo High School Terence Ngwa, Alice Deal Middle School Gaston La Caille, Barnard Elementary School Kenneth Giles, Shepherd Elementary School Trishana Ellis, Anacostia High School Sara Tick, Hearst Elementary School Christina Esguerra-Sandoval, Woodrow Wilson High School Joanne Jones-Mussenden, Duke Ellington School of the Arts Julia Zients-Hayes, Francis […]
D.C. Council votes to increase funding for summer school (Washington Post) Gray nominates two new candidates for D.C. Public Charter School Board (Washington Post) U.S. Department of Education Hosts Google Hangout with African American Educators (U.S. Department of Education Blog) Rifts Deepen Over Direction of Ed. Policy in U.S (Education Week) Are Teacher Evaluations Public? […]
Response: Ways To Develop Creative Thinking In The Common Core (Education Week) Students Conduct Fieldwork for Scientists’ Research (Education Week) D.C. charter school waitlists vary widely (Washington Post) 5 Ways For Teachers To Get Quality PD This Summer (Edudemic) Jonetta Rose Barras: Curing the disease, not the symptoms (Washington Examiner) DC Council to take up […]
WTU kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week 2013 early with our Executive Board Member Awards Dinner on Friday, where board members were honored for their hard work and tireless contributions to the Union. We will conduct prize drawings each day to thank members for all of the work you do each day to improve the lives […]
States’ Online Testing Problems Raise Common-Core Concerns (Education Week) Did D.C. schools cheat? Ask the students. (Washington Post) Many teachers say they need training in Common Core standards, poll says (Washington Post) Questions about the questions on new Common Core tests (Washington Post) Open Letter to Secretary Duncan About Early Childhood Education (Diane Ravitch’s Blog) States’ Online Testing Problems […]
Jonetta Rose Barras: Building a permanent underclass, Part 2 (Washington Examiner) Critics: Charters cheated out of funds (Washington Examiner) City closes door on KIPP DC charter high school (Washington Post) Gray, Catania have yet to discuss D.C. education issues (Washington Post) DCPS Releases Facts and Figures Budget Guide (DCPS) Charter school waitlists hit 22,000 (Washington […]
Online provider offers courses in education, teacher training (LA Times) Catania Calls DCPS Goals On Student Scores ‘Incredibly Unrealistic’ (WAMU) D.C. spending plan cuts programs and staff at dozens of schools (Washington Post) Hospitalized 4th grader, hooked up to machines, asked to take standardized test (Washington Post) Catania gets $100,000 for school study from Emanuel […]
