UTLA Did Not Fold: UPDATE

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1. Jersey Jazzman says:

   July 26, 2012 at 3:59 pm

   I’m shocked! Shocked that the LA Times would get an education story wrong!

   http://jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-dont-love-la-times.html

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   • Linda says:

     July 26, 2012 at 4:14 pm

     Cerf was confirmed? How long are you stuck with him?

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     • Jersey Jazzman says:

       July 26, 2012 at 8:42 pm

       Until Christie leaves at the least. But if another Republican wins after him…

2. Linda says:

   July 26, 2012 at 4:33 pm

   Diane,

   Off topic here…but did you know David Coleman was the treasurer for Students First?

   If this google docs link works it is on the last page.

   https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_A_wnBIoyF2YkMxMXo4RDZ5Wm8/preview?pli=1

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3. Linda says:

   July 26, 2012 at 4:36 pm

   Try this link: it worked the first time, but not the second. Coleman is listed as the treasurer for Students First, Sacramento, CA.

   https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_A_wnBIoyF2YkMxMXo4RDZ5Wm8/preview

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   • Confused says:

     July 27, 2012 at 9:30 am

     Linda,
     Thank you for posting this! My administration LOVES ACHIEVE and we have had to watch several David Coleman videos! I sent this link to my secret underground teacher peers! So far I have two responses of just cyber-cussing, #@#!*!!

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     • Linda says:

       July 27, 2012 at 9:54 am

       They are trying to brainwash us….these faux reformers travel in vulture packs. The adminstration just follows along.

       We cannot be the lemmings….it isn’t that difficult to give lip service, have a few canned CCSS crap lessons on hand when needed. Close the door, do right by the kids and subvert whenever and wherever you can. Keep checking in for links, documents, anecdotes, emails, etc…..this is the type of “data driven” material we need to live by.

       Best of luck and remember we are the ones on the front lines. We see faces and hear voices of children. We are not looking at scores and graphs on a computer in an office far away from children who
       think, breath, read, write, create and inspire.

4. Linda Johnson says:

   July 26, 2012 at 9:02 pm

   My understanding is that teachers agreed to include test scores in their evaluations, but they did not specify the type of tests. Because teachers give all kinds of tests throughout the year, I’m betting they will decide which ones to use. You can be certain the invalid group tests will not be used. The court decreed that student progress has to be considered in a teacher’s evaluation, as required by the Stull Act of 1970. The Los Angeles Times does not seem to be making much of a fuss over the fact that superintendent John Deasy ignored this law, or maybe didn’t even know about it. It’s much more politically correct to blame “the unions.”

   I’ll be curious to see what the union lawyer has to say.

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