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  • Category: K-12
  • Founded: May 19, 2003
  • Language: English
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12435 Kevin Rivard
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Oct 25, 2010
9:13 am
I asked a simple question, or so I thought. Let me ask it in another way. How many teachers in WCCUSD are non-union percentage wise? I will ask my other...
12436 Kevin Rivard
kfrivard50 Send Email
Oct 25, 2010
9:17 am
Ann, I asked another question prompted by the same post you responded to and no one seems to have an answer or they won't answer. I asked how many Union and...
12437 Eduardo Martinez
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Oct 25, 2010
2:55 pm
One again, test scores are too arbitrary to use for any important decision. When working at one school, because my Spanish was better than the other teachers,...
12438 Cathy Travlos
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Oct 25, 2010
3:25 pm
My understanding is that charter school teachers aren't necessarily (maybe ever) part of the teachers' union. Also, my understanding is that all teachers in...
12439 Todd Groves
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Oct 25, 2010
5:57 pm
What do you call the person who graduated at the bottom of the medical class? Doctor. Teaching, as a profession, shares this attribute with medicine. We are...
12440 Tony Sustak & Margare...
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Oct 25, 2010
6:08 pm
Charter schools teachers are not in the union. Cathy is correct in that all teachers in WCCUSD pay union cues; however not all belong to CTA/UTR. Such teachers...
12441 Norma J F Harrison
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Oct 25, 2010
8:52 pm
It didn't.  It doesn't seem to have been directed at your question but at another topic. Did anyone - answer the question?  If not, why not, do you...
12442 Ann
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Oct 26, 2010
6:22 pm
Actually, if the mission of this group is to be educated about matters affecting our school district, and that allowed UTR to post their support or rejection...
12443 Todd Groves
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Oct 26, 2010
7:12 pm
It's up to the moderator to determine the appropriateness of the post. I'm going to follow Chris Slamon's lead. If it's OK to trash a candidate, then it's OK...
12444 Tony Sustak & Margare...
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Oct 27, 2010
8:56 pm
Jason Freeman was part of the founding team of the IDEA Academy, now the IDEA public school system (source Waterfront Watch, Jason Freeman Press Release). The...
12445 Todd Groves
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Oct 28, 2010
4:50 pm
Margaret, Jason consistently speaks about IDEA Academy, of which he should be rightly proud. HE HIDES NOTHING, so please listen! IDEA started serving a very...
12446 reducingandreusing
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Nov 1, 2010
7:07 am
By Shelly Meron Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/29/2010 06:35:50 PM PDT Updated: 10/30/2010 05:22:04 PM PDT Construction and architecture firms, unions and local...
12447 c slamon
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Nov 3, 2010
5:08 pm
Here is the link to check Contra Costa County election results: http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Contra_Costa/21781/39347/en/summary.html Here are...
12448 reducingandreusing
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Nov 3, 2010
9:15 pm
Here is how the votes break down by cost: Charles Ramsey - $6.26 per vote Madeline Kronenberg - $4.22 per vote Audrey Miles - .87 cents per vote Jason Freeman...
12449 Jim Cowen
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Nov 4, 2010
1:59 am
I think I might move to Bell, California.  Cleaner politics there.   Jim ... From: reducingandreusing <valerie.snider@...> Subject: [wccusdtalk]...
12450 Catherine Mercurio
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Nov 4, 2010
3:36 am
Does anyone know if all the absentee ballots have been counted? Catherine Mercurio ________________________________ From: wccusdtalk@yahoogroups.com...
12451 c slamon
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Nov 4, 2010
12:49 pm
No the absentee ballots have not been counted yet; it usually take a few weeks to finalize the election results. I tried to find the exact date online but did...
12452 Eduardo Martinez
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Nov 4, 2010
4:41 pm
More explanation for the uselessness of value-added measures as an evaluation instrument. http://www.eduardomartinez4richmond.net/index.html As the parent of...
12453 Todd Groves
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Nov 5, 2010
4:26 am
How about this analysis of teacher evaluation? http://www.tntp.org/files/Teacher-Evaluation-Oct10F.pdf Todd Groves...
12454 Todd Groves
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Nov 9, 2010
12:57 am
I noticed a change in the Ed Code that seems promising. Does anyone know more about it? This new provision of the Ed Code allows parents to demand...
12455 c slamon
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Nov 11, 2010
7:13 pm
Teachers' $500 Billion (and Growing) Pension Problem[image: Time.com] <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/time/brand/SIG=8rhvp9/*http://www.time.com> - By ANDREW...
12456 Todd Groves
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Nov 15, 2010
5:55 pm
Corruption in SFUSD http://www.baycitizen.org/education/story/san-francisco-school-administrators-take/...
12457 Todd Groves
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Nov 15, 2010
6:11 pm
OUSD is instituting a cabinet level position to improve outcomes for African-American males. It's an interesting idea, but likely to have little effect if...
12458 SCOTTIE SCOTTIE
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Nov 16, 2010
3:50 pm
Todd: I read the article and thought it interesting, also had some of the concerns that others had about focus group. I think it would be good if WCCUSD...
12459 Todd Groves
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Nov 18, 2010
4:48 pm
The incident in SFUSD is now being blamed on insufficient oversight, especially in state and federal programs. How are our oversight mechanisms? ...
12460 Todd Groves
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Nov 18, 2010
8:42 pm
12th grade students still below '92 reading scores MIAMI – A national education assessment released Thursday shows that high school seniors have made some...
12461 Todd Groves
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Nov 21, 2010
7:44 pm
The Sunday NY Times http://is.gd/hxN8k offers a good overview of the phenomenon seen in our schools. Working with kids individually, we see a frightening...
12462 c slamon
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Nov 22, 2010
7:14 pm
Berkeley High struggling with alcohol, drug use among students, survey says By Doug Oakley Contra Costa...
12463 c slamon
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Nov 29, 2010
6:35 pm
Albany schools try to balance parent-funded extras Call it the battle of the bake sales. The city of Albany is up in arms over new district-imposed controls on...
12464 c slamon
cslamon Send Email
Dec 1, 2010
12:48 am
Todd, no wonder our kids can't think critically, look at some of their role models. This budget mess is going to continue to affect our children's education...
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