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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We want all children to attend a public school where there is a nurse, the arts, band, orchestra, novels, field trips, technology and daily classes in the “untested subjects” (such as science and social studies). Teachers want fair funding for all schools. In fact, charter schools have been accused of re-segregation.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

And universal assessments that test multilingual students in English can provide inaccurate information that teachers use to guide their practice or can wrongly indicate learning disabilities. Just the recognition of this counter narrative has changed my teaching. But there are also other steps I’ve taken to change my practice.

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English Languages Language Teachers 201

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NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The mandate made New Jersey second in the nation to implement such a measure; California’s so-called FAIR Education Act (Senate Bill 48) was passed in 2011. So, I think the state mandate around LGBTQIA and disability resources is really timely, considering the work we’re already doing. GLSEN resources and lesson plans. How do we do PD?

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APRIL 2, 2018

Carl Brownlee, a former United States Marine officer, is a middle school social studies teacher at Fisher Magnet Upper Academy. My children are being cheated because they are not given the same experiences as their counterparts in other schools, and that’s not fair,” says Brownlee. During the 2015-16 school year, only 0.7

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Teachers Schools Coaching Fairness 137