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The End of the Road for PUBLIC SCHOOL Teachers? I Don’t Think So!

March 28, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 10 Comments

Is it the end of the road for public school teachers? It seems like a bad sign when a respected teacher wins an award for teaching, and during a conversation afterwards on CNN, tells young people to go into teaching only if they enter the private sector. Last week Main teacher Nancie Atwell became the […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Collaboration, Common Core, Guidance Counselors, high-stakes testing, Librarians, PTA, Public Relations, special education, Student Teachers, support staff, teaching, the arts, Value Added Assessment

The Student Success Act—The End of Public Schools?

February 25, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 6 Comments

Last week on FOX News, Host Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery said, “there really shouldn’t  be public schools  anymore.” Before Democrats could shake their heads and say, “Those silly Republicans,” Steve Benen on The Rachel Maddow Show Blog, referencing Lisa’s statement, said, “what was once an unheard of idea is slowly becoming a little more common. For […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Common Core, high-stakes testing, Highly Qualified Teacher, public schools, Student Success Act, Teacher Credentialing, Value Added Assessment

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