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Injury Lawyer Toronto comments on Triennial and Independent Education Evaluations: A lawyer and former teacher’s perspective

Injury Lawyer Toronto — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:13:28 +0000

This is very educational blog. It is very valuable for me. Thanks for sharing it.

Lulaine @ RD Legal Funding comments on Disability Based Bullying: Using T.K v. NYC Dept. of Education as a tool to understand a school’s liability

Lulaine @ RD Legal Funding — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:13:15 +0000

Parents suing schools over bullying is still somewhat of a new phenomenon for the legal world. Schools have to start taking it seriously when accusations of bullying arise. Back then it was considered a childhood rite of passage but now with the apparent rash of suicides by young people and the effects of bullying have been realized.

Unmask the Charlatan comments on Race, Retention and Dropping Out: New Solutions to Old Civil Rights Problems

Unmask the Charlatan — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:12:39 +0000

Actually Biddle is a opportunistic Black Conservative funded by Corporate Education Reformers, his website Dropout Nation exists to support their agenda. His views are bought and paid for as well as uninformed and deliberately misleading.

RiShawn Biddle Fired From The Indianapolis Star http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=1035

More Flunkin’ out from Flunkout Nation http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2011/07/22/more-flunkin-out-from-flunkout-nation-and-junk-graph-of-the-week/

Michele comments on Walking the higher ground...

Michele — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:38:23 +0000

In VA we run into the problem of schools not wanting to provide more or additional services. When the parents go to the table with their (School paid for) IEE, staff is always defensive. The IEP and in-house evaluators are the same people.
After an IEE is requested, there is an automatic wall that goes up by staff, feeling that parents don't trust or are questioning the expertise of the school.
Meeting minutes, we've been told by the state, are not a requirement of an IEP meeting!

Upset Mommie comments on When damages from IDEA violations are not really damages under IDEA

Upset Mommie — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:42:17 +0000

Question: Documents where released to a local newspaper after it was found out the school district was not going thorough proper channels to pay for hearings. A total of 58 documents where published and all the names of the children and parents were blacked out, except for mine and my child's. I found this out because of calls placed to me the day it came out in the paper. I'm horrified.I was made to sign a confidentiality agreement yet this information and information pertaining to the case are now public.

Renee Peoples http://reneepeoples.org comments on Don’t Ask “What’s Wrong with Grade Retention?” Rather ask, “What’s Wrong with People Who Support Grade Retention?”

Renee Peoples http://reneepeoples.org — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:57:13 +0000

I have a question about this. Is it true of students who need to be retained due to late birthdays and immaturity? There is no real fix for it except getting older. This important to me, as a teacher. I would like to know the right thing to do with a child struggling in all subject areas and only able to profit from a small amount of the interventions, in spite of MAJOR intervention and extra help, even an extended school day of 90 extra minutes for help.
Thanks!

Rick Ackerly, http://www.geniusinchildren.org comments on Don’t Ask “What’s Wrong with Grade Retention?” Rather ask, “What’s Wrong with People Who Support Grade Retention?”

Rick Ackerly, http://www.geniusinchildren.org — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:21:22 +0000

There is only one good argument for eliminating social promotion: let's not kid ourselves. But to advocate for this requires the assumption that one hand can clap. It needs to be coupled with a plan for improving the delivery system, so that almost all students will be promoted WITH competence. The bill is just another way to blame the victim and to support schools as social sorting devices. Let's focus on the real challenge: making our schools an education.

Tyler S St Cyr comments on What Works? No longer an open-ended question thanks to the What Works Clearinghouse

Tyler S St Cyr — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:55:53 +0000

Your post really gives this point a “real world” perspective. It is ironic, when we buy cars we heavily research the blue book value, safety rating etc. When we are thinking about buying car insurance, most of us price shop and compare. The list could go on, illustrating what informed consumers we are. As we have begun turning the corner, (regarding school improvement), I have realized that this sort of consumerism is critical to restoring high achieving schools. I am looking forward to the day that I hear about parents showing up at parent conference meetings talking to classroom teachers about what’s new on “What Works.” ;-)

Nicole comments on What Works? No longer an open-ended question thanks to the What Works Clearinghouse

Nicole — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:37:33 +0000

Tyler, This is sooo true. Over the past 13 years I have practiced in schools, I am always amazed when I order materials and get them in. I think to myself, "This is supposed to be the big amazing thing that is going to 'fix' the child's problem...I could have created this on Word". I did become wiser and have stuck to ordering materials that I cannot created myself such as software. But, buyer beware, many softwares are simply games! It's a sticky area and you must be an informed consumer!

Tyler S St Cyr comments on Walking the higher ground...

Tyler S St Cyr — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:58:05 +0000

Hi Patty,
I have learned that relationships are imputed organizational which are imputed from the top down ;-) With that, I have also learned that with the right leader, you can almost sense their personality in every wing of a school district. I am thankful for having worked under administrators who taught me how easily good works permeate.