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On Thursday, my cell phone was all ablaze with text messages about the hearing on DC teacher layoffs. They ranged from "not looking good" to "I wasted my time coming here" to "I shoulda' been job hunting " to "our lawyer's not proving our case" to...
Don't you just love this cartoon? I know I do.
Posted by The Washington Teacher featuring Candi Peterson- Blogger in residence. Cartoon courtesy of Tom Toles Cartoons.
http://medilldev.net/2009/10/effective-teachers-central-in-education-reform/
Definition of Disparate Impact
A type of discrimination recognized by the courts is “an allegation of disparate impact. An allegation of disparate impact most often...
November 2 is the beginning of the end for DC's RIF'd teachers and staff. Effective today, they are no longer on the DCPS payroll. Unfortunately, the court date to contest these terminations is not scheduled until Thursday, November 5.
Posted by The...
Last November, Chancellor Rhee appeared on the cover of Time. During the past year , the media coverage has continued on all things Rhee with a very different slant and more critical eye. I imagine if Time were to write an anniversary edition on...
