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A word or two about this Blog site:

I've resisted creating my own place here in cyberspace for some time. There are many brilliant, articulate people writing about what's going on in public education. Mountains of data and knowledge that expose the "education reform" movement as neither can be found all over the internet. I highly recommend you check out dianeravitch.com or curmudgucation.blogspot.com, for starters.

I would like to use this site as a way to rant a little and to pose my own questions, as issues in my daily teaching life impel me to rant and I do like to ask questions. And my friends and family may have grown weary of me filling their inboxes. I also like to muse about possible answers, and hope I will be heard in cyberspace by at least a few interested readers.

Having said that, I seek communication in writing that moves the conversation forward, even towards actionable results. I know I can't control writers I've never met and never will meet, but if you choose to comment, I encourage you to help us understand your point of view. Snark is welcomed. Rudeness is not.

Thanks for reading!

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

VICTORY OVER VAM!

I haven't had much to write about recently.  All the negative news in my teaching life was feeling unhealthy.  I've been trying to focus on the positive.
And along comes this fabulous news:

 
Teacher Sheri Lederman challenged her VAM score of "ineffective" in court.  Today she found out that she won.  New York Supreme Court Justice Mc Donough found the score to be "arbitrary and capricious" and threw the score out.
Read about this exciting decision here:
The judge's decision is posted here.
This is the first successful legal challenge to VAM.
It must not be the last.  Share this far and wide. 
Thanks for all you do,
Carol

This is good news - for teachers, students, and our entire democracy!

Let's focus on the positive!

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