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TFA Not Even Hiding Their Social Justice Warrior Agenda Anymore
“I am no longer a language arts and social studies teacher, but a self-proclaimed teacher of social justice.” https://t.co/Mg2CgELy7a
— Teach For America (@TeachForAmerica) December 1, 2015
The article embedded in the tweet is titled, Teacher: A student told me I ‘couldn’t understand because I was a white lady.’ Here’s what I did then.
It’s exactly what you think it’s about, but here is a short snippet:
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The Dynamic Political Duo of TFA and LEE
Try as they might to bend reality, Teach for America (TFA) is not a teacher training outfit. They are a well-funded political operative recruitment outfit hiding behind 501(c)3 status….
KEEP READING — READ ABOUT TFA’s offshoot, Governor McCrory’s former Aide, how much NC spends on TFA and how TFA alums are coordinating Black Lives Matter protests. Continue reading
Posted in EDUCATION, LL1885, Pat McCrory, The Articles
Tagged Eric Guckian, Leadership for Educational Equity, LEE, Teach For America, TFA
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Common Core Potemkin Village: Hope Street Group – Money and History
Yesterday, I started talking about a Common Core non-profit focused currently on teachers and training. That non-profit is called Hope Street Group.
I realized right out of the gate that Hope Street Group was going to be a multi-article project I’d have to break into chunks. So, today we’re going to take a look at the history, the players involved and follow the money… Continue reading
Posted in Common Core, EDUCATION
Tagged Bob Wise, Eric Guckian, Hope Street Group, Jon Schnur
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What they’re saying about Common Core and Education in NC
Two items ran through my Twitter feed yesterday which nearly made me do a spit-take.
First, the new “nonpartisan news” non-profit, EducationNC, ran one of its first major articles. It was from the Governors Aide, Eric Guckian, titled “Every student deserves the right to reach their potential”.
Second, NPR has an article out about North Carolina and the Academic Standards Review Commission. It’s titled, “North Carolina Rethinks The Common Core”.
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Posted in Academic Standards Review Commission, Common Core, EDUCATION, LL1885, NC Ed Updates, The Articles
Tagged Andre Peek, EducationNC, Eric Guckian, Jeannie Metcalf, NPR
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#DM7 Article: Protests and Educators
This is a reposting of my weekly Da Tech Guy column: Protest and Educators Continue reading
Posted in EDUCATION, LL1885, Magnificent 7, Protests
Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, Durham, Eric Guckian, Lisa Guckian, Teach For America
Durham Schools Drops Teach For America
Here is an interesting tidbit. Durham schools has dropped their contract with Teach for America (TFA), citing the district no longer needs the group and that their turnover rate isn’t in line with the district’s retention goals.
The district has worked with TFA for the past decade and currently has 12 teachers from the program in local schools: Six at Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, four at Neal Magnet Middle School and two at Eastway Elementary School.
The Board of Education last month decided not to renew TFA’s contract, saying the district no longer needs the group’s help and that local schools need teachers willing to commit more than the two years TFA requires.
“We want to build a strong teacher workforce that’s made up of career educators,” school board Chairwoman Heidi Carter said Friday. “Our job is to look long term and make decisions that will benefit the most students over time.”
Carter said the inconsistency and turnover after TFA teachers leave can create problems, especially in high-risk schools where many of the teachers are placed.
“No organization in the business world builds its workforce from temp employees, and basically, that’s what this would be doing.” she said. – WRAL
This criticism about turnover is not new. Flashback to 2011 when Diane Ravitch spoke at Duke:
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Posted in Common Core, EDUCATION, June Atkinson, LL1885, NC DPI, NCGA, Pat McCrory, The Articles
Tagged Common Core, Durham Schools, Eric Guckian, Teach For America, TFA
Gov. Walker: ‘If Reelected, I’ll Replace Common Core’
This weekend, Scott Walker announced that if reelected he will replace Common Core. I’m sure the Common Core peddling Michael Brickman of the Fordham Institute is unhappy to hear that. Brickman was education adviser to Walker when Common Core was adopted. Brickman also did a song and dance at the NC legislature during the Common Core committee hearings. I also had a chat with him on Pete Kaliner’s show on WWNC.
WKOW.com:
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Posted in Common Core, LL1885, Pat McCrory, The Articles
Tagged Eric Guckian, Michael Brickman, Scott Walker, Wisconsin
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