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Saying Goodbye to Heroes

Mike Lee Education

My eight year stint as principal is coming to an end this month, and I’m finding it hard to say goodbye to my colleagues. To my friends. I am often reticent to use military analogies.  Terms like “heroes” and “warriors,”

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Parents: Please Look Beyond the Snapshots to Look at the Core

Amethyst Hinton Sainz Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Elementary, Literacy, Mathematics, Parent Involvment, Professional Development

In the past many months, I’m sure many of you who are on social media have noticed a certain brand of posts related to the Common Core. Most of them begin with a photo of a third-grader’s math homework. Usually,

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Character Education

John Spencer Education

I sat in a room filled with private school teachers meeting to talk about character education. Some talked about giving badges and rewards for students that are caught showing great character. Others described the need for teachers to model great

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