Commentary: Why your vote matters in the East Valley
May 21, 2013 – Ama Nyamekye, executive director of E4E-Los Angeles, gives 3 reasons Angelenos need to vote today (LA School Report). »
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LAUSD board race to be decided by East Valley voters
May 18, 2013 – "The process of voting on the future leadership of schools is what makes 'public education' public," says E4E-Los Angeles' executive director about the upcoming Los Angeles school board election (Los Angeles Daily News). »
Feature: ‘I want to be closing the achievement gap’
May 16, 2013 – E4E-New York teacher and union chapter chair Patrick Sprinkle says caring is the key to his success with students (UFT's New York Teacher). »
Teacher Prep Overhaul
May 15, 2013 – For the first time in over a decade, organizations including graduate schools, teacher unions and credentialing bodies are reconsidering how we educate and train our teaching force (Scholastic Administr@tor Magazine). »
Governor Brown to add $1 billion for schools to adopt Common Core standards
May 15, 2013 – The $1 billion budget addition means an extra $170 per student to fund districts' adoption of the new standards (89.3 KPCC, Pass/Fail). »
NYC mayoral candidates debate education policies at union forum
May 15, 2013 – On Saturday, NYC mayoral candidates expressed a variety of opinions on what education policies they would adopt if elected (The New York Times, Associated Press). »
They're teachers, not missionaries
May 14, 2013 – As a blog post points out, "No one goes into teaching to get rich. But they don’t go into it hoping to clip coupons and share an apartment, either " (TNTP blog). »
Minneapolis schools propose reforms to boost student achievement
May 14, 2013 – The Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent announced a proposal that would allow individual schools to have more autonomy on budgets, hiring and schedules in exchange for greater accountability to meet certain performance goals (Minnesota Public Radio). »
E4E Teachers Talk Back: Christian Ledesma
May 14, 2013 – Christian describes how a schools focus on health and nutrition empowered students and led to the first vegetarian cafeteria in New York City. »
Conservatives and the Common Core
May 13, 2013 – As an editorial by Sol Stern and Joel Klein argues, the Common Core is "one of the most promising education initiatives of the past half century" (The Wall Street Journal). »
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