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Teacher Appreciation: It’s More than a Free Burrito

May 7, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 1 Comment

The official Teacher Appreciation Week starts tomorrow. If you celebrated it last week—celebrate again. In fact, celebrate every day! Teacher appreciation can’t be captured in one week. Here is my 2015 list and my 2016 list of why we should appreciate teachers. If you think of something I left out let me know. Chipotle gave […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Donors Choose, edTPA, high-stakes testing, inclusion, innovation, Lead and Copper in School Drinking Fountains, Librarians, Personalized Learning, Resources, School Buildings, Schools of Education, special education, student mental health, Teach for America, Teacher Appreciation Week, Teacher Contracts, Teacher Retirement Plan, U.S. News and World Report

Nine Reasons to Look Down on Think it Up

September 15, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 3 Comments

I missed the Think it Up glitz the other night. But I have seen some of the video. So what’s wrong with the wealthy wanting to crowdsource Americans to donate to student/teacher projects that will change the world? Anthony Cody writes a piece about Think it Up on his blog “Living in Dialogue,” and I […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: charter schools, Donors Choose, Privatization of Public Schools, public schools, students, Teach for America, teachers, Think it Up

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