So let’s see where we stand at this moment with the brand spanking new teacher evaluation system in New Jersey. This is the law that is going to revolutionize teaching and learning by making sure that students are mastering content and skills and teachers are doing their jobs to ensure learning in the classroom. For… Continue reading Damn the Teachers, Full Testing Ahead!
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Governor Disaster: Why Christie Could Lose Now and Will Lose in 2016
In case you missed it, there’s a terrific piece on Governor Christie in the New Jersey media. Written by columnist Tom Moran, it lays bare the basic fact that although Christie has benefited from disaster, he’s actually been a disaster as governor. The basics: Essentially, New Jersey has experienced failure at almost every level by… Continue reading Governor Disaster: Why Christie Could Lose Now and Will Lose in 2016
Shocking Facts about Sugar
The High Schoolization Of College
Last week, President Obama made a series of speeches about making higher education affordable, which of course would be a great idea if we really had a socialist system and the government could tell schools what to charge. The problem is that we have a quasi-meritocracy with a bit of market capitalism mixed in, and… Continue reading The High Schoolization Of College
With Loss of Fat comes Amazing Health Benefits
Have you ever wondered why, exactly, it is so detrimental to your health to be carrying around 50 extra pounds? Or more? With loss of fat comes amazing health benefits, including, but not limited to, improvement of sleep apnea, improvement of asthma symptoms, venous health, improvement of PCOS symptoms, and so many more. Check out this poster… Continue reading With Loss of Fat comes Amazing Health Benefits
18 Everyday Products You’ve Been Using Wrong
1. You’ve probably been ignoring this feature. chicaandjo.com Most aluminum foil boxes have press-in tabs that secure the roll in place, so you don’t have worry about it flying out every time you rip off a sheet. 2. You’ve been dispensing Tic Tacs the hard way. foodbeast.com You know how when you violently shake a container of… Continue reading 18 Everyday Products You’ve Been Using Wrong
NYC Engineer wants to Help Homeless Man with Software Coding Classes
Good Morning America – NYC Engineer Wants to Help Homeless Man With Software Coding Classes (ABC News) Patrick McConlogue is a lot like the many others working in the New York tech scene. Every morning, he walks to work, passing a few homeless people on the streets, and then spends the rest of his day… Continue reading NYC Engineer wants to Help Homeless Man with Software Coding Classes
Great Lakes Teen Soon to Receive a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at 14
Thessalonika Arzu-Embry and her mother, Wonder Embry, get up at 5 in the morning most weekdays to go to school together. Unlike most 14-year-olds, however, Thessalonika isn’t off early in the morning to the local high school. She’s going to Chicago State University. Thessalonika is putting the finishing touches on a college career that started… Continue reading Great Lakes Teen Soon to Receive a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at 14
Atlanta School Hero Reveals She Told Shooter She Loved Him
Arrested: Michael Brandon Hill, 20, is charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, terroristic threats and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The crazed gunman who stormed a suburban Atlanta elementary school and threatened to shoot everyone has a ‘long history of mental problems’ and was ‘bound to do something stupid’ his… Continue reading Atlanta School Hero Reveals She Told Shooter She Loved Him
Thanks To Republicans, 57,000 Children Cut From Head Start Program
Just the way the Republicans planned it. Head Start programs across the country eliminated services for 57,000 children in the coming school year to balance budgets diminished by the federal sequester, cutting 1.3 million days from Head Start center calendars and laying off or reducing pay for more than 18,000 employees, according to federal government data scheduled… Continue reading Thanks To Republicans, 57,000 Children Cut From Head Start Program
The Common Core Follies
You know it’s late August because the school stories are coming fast and furious. And speaking of furious, how about the reaction to the Common Core standards that are supposed to prepare our schoolchildren for work and college? In New York, where the scores declined in the debut year for the standards, the knives came… Continue reading The Common Core Follies
Uncle Sam Wants YOU to Report Deceptive Debt Collectors
American consumers now have not one, but two federal agencies they can call upon for help dealing with abusive debt collectors. The Federal Trade Commission has brought several cases against problem debt collectors over the past couple of years. And the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has started publishing rules debt collectors have to follow… Continue reading Uncle Sam Wants YOU to Report Deceptive Debt Collectors