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Showing posts with label teachers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teachers. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Guest Post: Teachers, Statistics, and Teacher Evaluation

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Have I mentioned that I love guest posts?  Priti Shah, an AAPS parent and a UM psychology professor read a version of this during public c...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Wednesday 1/27/2016: AAEA Press Conference, then AAPS Board Meeting

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Ann Arbor teachers have a new evaluation system that involves more testing (of students) and much more paperwork, and they are not happy abo...
Thursday, January 21, 2016

[When] Are We on the Same Team?

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I'll start with a story I heard from my kids several years ago. I wasn't actually there. Every year my parents run a "grandpar...
Sunday, August 23, 2015

Ten Thoughts for the Last Two Weeks Before School Starts

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1. M-Live has an article, that says there may be a tentative agreement between the teachers and the Ann Arbor school district . I have no id...
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Monday, June 1, 2015

There's a New Group in Arbor Town; Parents and Teachers are Riled Up!

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There is SO much going on these days. And while I was busy with my life, the school world spun madly on...In the last few weeks, the school ...
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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Labor Update: Unfair Labor Practices and the Michigan Employment Relations Commission Process

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But first--one important PSA--the Ann Arbor schools updated their web site this weekend. It was long planned because the web site has been r...
Thursday, May 14, 2015

It's A Zero-Sum Situation ($$$$$)

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People seem to appreciate knowing more about the context for the discussions about union-administration relations for the Ann Arbor Public S...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Dear Dr. Swift, The Honeymoon Is Over

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For the first year and a half of Dr. Swift's employment as the Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent, I heard almost entirely positive...
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Monday, April 20, 2015

Guest Post: Guns First, and That's Great! What's Next for Activists?

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This is a guest post from A3Teacher, an Ann Arbor teacher who posts here from time to time. For many Ann Arbor community members, an is...
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