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Disciplina Doctorium Emendanda Est

An article by Tom Payzant, former Boston school superintendent, had me scratching my head. He was arguing Read More

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Principal’s Flyer Volume 7 February 13 – 17, 2012 Number 22

“Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently Read More

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Principal’s Flyer Volume 7 February 6 – 10, 2012 Number 21

Cash Influx/New Superintendent/Washing Hands   “The world is like a mirror; frown at it, Read More

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This is the cause of no contract.

Below is the core of an op-ed piece in the Boston Globe regarding the stalemate over a Boston Teachers Read More

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August to June -February 8, 2012

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Principal’s Flyer Volume 7 January 30 – February 3, 2012 Number 20

1)Superintendent finalists 2)Kudos to the Kids 3)2011-2012 part deux     “Life Read More

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Preventing rather than Dealing with Problems

  I continue to be drawn to the Report on Value Added metrics that I wrote about earlier this Read More

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Principal’s Flyer Volume 7 January 23-27, 2012 Number 19

Half Year Point/ Teachers’ Comings and Going/ Health Insurance/ Congats Jodie/ Art Teachers Read More

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More on Value Added Evaluations

  In my blog on Monday discussing the Value Added report, I included this quote from one of the Read More

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Value Added Measurements Work and Tell Us a Lot About Teachers.

    I don’t know how I missed it  but an article in Jan. 6 New York Times, and the research Read More

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