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Movin’ On Up
Seems like two of the actors in this spring’s Eastern Middle School magnet controversy are–or may soon be–movin’ on up. Not to the East Side, but rather west. From the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (now...
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Must Read: MCPS in the Wall Street Journal
I’m at work and — well– need to work. But saw this article and want to alert folks to it. Data-Driven Schools See Rising Scores “Montgomery, a suburb of Washington, D.C., spends $47 million a year on...
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Start ‘em Young
They start their activists young in Takoma Park, affectionately known as the People’s Republic of Takoma Park, Berkeley East… Dear Supporters of Our Community, We, the undersigned Young Activist Club...
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Grrrreat News! Playing Field Update
Well it seems I was too pessimistic in reporting that Eastern Middle School had failed in its effort to get its playing field renovated courtesy of the Kellogg’s Plant-a-Seed contest. As it turns out,...
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Where’s My Book?
Yesterday the Post’s Jay Mathews had a big write up of Harvard Business School’s Jerry Weast hagiography, Leading for Equity: The Pursuit of Excellence in Montgomery County Public Schools. And I’m...
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Who’s Deluding Whom?
Well the hits keep coming for MCPS. This morning’s paper carried the headline Md. Tests A Blow To Two Counties: Schools Fall Short In Montgomery And Pr. George’s. Ouch. Educationally speaking,...
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A Rarely Heard Story
I’m pleased to direct you to a story that appears this week in our little bitty local freebie newspaper, The Takoma Voice. But the story is anything but little bitty. Sue Katz Miller, one very...
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GT Lives!
I have to say, I’d been having my doubts whether anyone in Montgomery County gave a fig about GT education, but a modicum of my faith was restored on Wednesday, when I was invited to participate on...
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11 Instructional Hours for MSA Prep
Why, after two and a half years of blogging, it’s practically a tradition! Yes, it’s time for my annual post (or two or three…) about the kick-off to the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) prep season....
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Artistically Gifted MCPS Student? Too Bad.
MCPS talks a good game about “Success for Every Student.” The new curriculum page on their website declares: The MCPS curriculum serves all learners. It includes the basics — language arts,...
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