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district299

  1. Something To Strike About: There have been 107 Chicago kids killed in the last year, according to the Black Star... bit.ly/L5i1nC less than 5 seconds ago via twitterfeed
  2. Poll: Emanuel Gets High Marks, Voters Want Teachers To Wait For Strike Vote « CBS Chicago ow.ly/behqi about 17 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. April 17 USDE letter to ISBE re its NCLB waiver application ow.ly/beaOX about 18 hours ago via HootSuite
  4. 71 percent of CRMA respondents believe @ctulocal1 should wait before voting on a strike, says @capitolfax's rich miller ow.ly/be9WZ about 18 hours ago via HootSuite
  5. Sun Times editorial page decries CTU strategy to vote on strike ahead of time, and also demands more from CPS ow.ly/be51o about 19 hours ago via HootSuite
  6. IL not among 8 states given flexibility in implementing No Child Left Behind: apne.ws/JMHVMr -AB about 20 hours ago via HootSuite
  7. Hi, all -- Can anyone help me understand what UDL looks like when it's being used in the classroom? 8:13 AM May 27th via HootSuite
  8. @sethlavin @mikeklonsky There's not really a cheating epidemic & NCLB isn't to blame for the non-epidemic 6:15 PM May 26th via HootSuite in reply to SethLavin
  9. @sethlavin @mikeklonsky I don't know about his Philly work but the Salon piece was seriously over the top re cheating and NCLB 6:02 PM May 26th via HootSuite
  10. ClassConnect founder & Chicago HS graduate Eric Simons squatted at AOL HQ and may have scored big ow.ly/bak9H 11:25 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  11. hah! MT @Jonathan_Cohler: @SethLavin's weekly tip sheet does more in one email than a whole week of @district299. 10:50 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  12. Scantron pulls pro-charter-school reading passage on interim assessment after complaints of ‘brainwashing’ ow.ly/bagyx via @xianb8 8:31 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  13. Video: Fox's Mike Flannery slams Karen Lewis for mocking imitation of Mayor Emanuel ow.ly/ba94w Calls on both sides to hit "reset" 4:43 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  14. If You Teach or Write 5-Paragraph Essays--Stop It! | The White Rhino: A Chicago Latino English Teacher ow.ly/ba8Xh 4:38 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  15. Mixed Feelings About Lightford: The guy at School Tech Connect has a couple of posts about Senator Lightford and... bit.ly/LzlvQS 7:41 AM May 25th via twitterfeed
  16. Strike Vote Pro / Con: Today's education news include more about the big rally on Wednesday and the possibility ... bit.ly/Lzlxs1 7:41 AM May 25th via twitterfeed
  17. CPS's Very Low Placement Rate: It can be easy to tune out the complaints of special education teachers in Chicag... bit.ly/LzlxrY 7:41 AM May 25th via twitterfeed
  18. summers are for second jobs (bartending!) and professional development for teachers WashingtonPost ow.ly/1MJBTi 6:25 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  19. Looks interesting: Institute of Politics to host bipartisan panel on 2012 presidential election | UChicago News 5/29 ow.ly/b8InQ 8:16 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  20. Get out: A father and former CPS teacher on why he took his son out of CPS and moved to Indiana ow.ly/b8xsY 3:46 PM May 24th via HootSuite
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  • Bio All the unofficial news & commentary about Chicago public schools, sponsored by ChicagoNow. Reach me at district299@gmail.com
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