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My big fat school family
Our school culture is like a grand eclectic family. Whether it is the Griswolds, the Bradys or the big fat Greek family that come to mind, the bill fits. Our immediate families are individual schools...
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Does educational experience earn a demerit?
Is it now verboten to hire people with an education background to head schools? Chicago is going to hire the current Chicago Transit Authority head to run Chicago schools. DPS hired Michael Bennet...
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Out-of-bounds parents at Bromwell
A remarkable article about Bromwell Elementary’s problem with out-of-boundary parents: A school in one of Denver’s ritziest neighborhoods is asking parents to swear under the threat of perjury that...
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Helicopter down
The unending desire among well-heeled baby-boomer parents to transform their children into extensions of their own egos has, if anything, intensified in the souls of the succeeding generation. If you...
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Lemon musical chairs
In another sign that antiquated and harmful education practices once thought sacrosanct are starting to fall, Denver’s “Dance of the Lemons” — the process by which the teachers no principal will hire...
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Parents’ proud tears trump Bloomberg talk
Michael Bloomberg at Denver's Bruce Randolph 6-12 School Thursday Last night, the Denver Scholarship Foundation raised over $2 million at its annual dinner, headlined by New York City Mayor Michael...
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Parents: Damned if we do, damned if we don’t
Several recent posts on EdNews have been very confusing from my perspective as a parent. Should I proactively track my child’s progress as she goes through school to provide the support at home to back...
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