Martin Luther King, Jr. on education
To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education. Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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2011′s Top Five Best and Worst Edu-Events
I wanted to recap what I consider to be the top five events in public education in Denver...both the best and the worst, in descending order.
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New school grading website ignores the hard-won progress of English learners
In nearly every case, our schools that are classified as “yellow” (accredited on watch) all have high numbers of English learners that are below the “safe linguistic threshold” of a CELApro level 4 or 5.
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Are SW Denver’s English learners ready for CSAP?
This video evaluates whether southwest Denver's charters bring any value to our large population of English learners. Please watch and pass it on.
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Kepner’s kids deserve a well-rounded education
All parents deserve the basic respect and appreciation for their tax dollars, and low-income families have a right by federal law to fully benefit from the portion of Title I dollars earmarked toward community engagement to become active partners in their children’s education.
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We’re now streaming on the Internet!
I love it when my ideas pay off. I’m very excited about the fact that we’re now live streaming our video feeds on the Internet for all board meetings. Now you don’t have to be chained to Comcast to watch! For those of you that do have Comcast, it’s on channel 22. Woo hoo! Broadcasting live with...
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Congratulations to tonight’s winners
As you may have heard by now, we’ve had a changing of the guard to represent certain areas of town, as well as what appears to be the retention of the incumbent. Congratulations goes to Director-elect Anne Rowe in southeast Denver, Director-elect Happy Haynes and current Vice President Arturo Jimenez in northwest Denver. I congratulate them all on their victories tonight. I look forward to finding...
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Some movement on changing the school year start date
As you recall, I introduced a resolution to the board last month to direct the district to begin the process of making a recommendation to change the school year start date to after Labor Day, as a way to relieve the heat in the buildings in August.
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More on the board spending
By the time my first term is over, the district will have saved at least $15,400. I do this because I respect the sacrifice the taxpayers of my district have made.
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Must-reads for January 27, 2012
Denver school board member Andrea Mérida's must-read picks on education policy, politics, and child-related issues. Please read, comment, and share!
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Must-reads for January 26, 2012
Here are my picks for today's must-reads on education policy, teaching and learning, and other child-related issues. Please read, comment and share!
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Must-reads for January 25, 2012
Today's notable links related to education, politics and child-related issues. Please read and share!
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Must-reads for January 24, 2012
Today's notable links related to education, politics and child-related issues. Please read and share!
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Must-reads for January 23, 2012
Today's notable links related to education, politics and child-related issues. Please read and share!
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Action Alert: Campaign finance bill needs your support TODAY
Update: the bill was heard in committee today, with great testimony by my...
Read MoreTraylor’s Tinsel Town highlights
What a fantastic time we had last Saturday at Traylor Elementary’s 14th...
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