http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/05/uw-professors-support-seattle-teachers-map-testing-boycott Comments On: UW Professors Support Seattle Teachers' MAP Testing Boycott by Goldy en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Let's Try Some Real Change]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:15:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by StuckInUtah]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:15:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Charlie Mas]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:38:19 -0800 The Stranger Posted by paulus22]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:41:19 -0800 The Stranger
Unfortunately, I think that Teacher's Unions have been so successfully demonized, that while public opinion is strongly in the corner of almost every individual teacher they know, that the second it quits being individual teachers, they lose.
Posted by Don't let school interfere with your education]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:53:45 -0800 The Stranger
And the fact is: the business people pushing Corporate Ed Reform in this town do not respect teachers. Oh, they may like them and praise them, but they don't respect them.

Spend five minutes in a meeting of the fake "Our Schools Coalition" (it isn't a coalition. it is actually the League of Education, which is fueled by Gates Foundation Reformista $$$) or with the powerpoint set at The Alliance for Education, whose "CEO" Sara Morris pushes hard-core teacher test criteria at every opportunity, and you'll see the non-respect in action.

These are the people talking to our electeds at the state and local levels. Teachers really need to start standing up for themselves and talking back. They are the experts. The bulk of the public will back them.
Posted by gator bait]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:29:59 -0800 The Stranger
But they can never take our FREEDOM!
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:22:01 -0800 The Stranger It really is about how awful the test is.

http://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com…
http://conceptualmath.org/misc/testshort…

Posted by dirge]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:59:34 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Don't let school interfere with your education]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:16:35 -0800 The Stranger