Tag: Senator Tom Harkin

• On Assignment for @DianeRavitch : Rewriting Thomas Harkin’s Teach For America Constituent Letter

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  January 21, 2014

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  Teach For America, Teacher Quality

  I am on assignment today. Diane Ravitch asked me to rewrite Tom Harkin’s email to a constituent that extols the virtues of TFA. I will begin with the letter that was forwarded to me that was apparently written by Harkin’s office and then follow the official letter with my rewrite. From: Senator@harkin.senate.gov Date: January 7,…

  

• Harkin proposal for revision of NCLB has arrived

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  June 4, 2013

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  Accountability, High-Stakes Testing

  Harkin has released his Strengthening America’s Schools Act of 2013. A re-authorization of ESEA and revision to NCLB. I will try to produce Cloaking Inequity’s analysis in the next few days. Press release: http://lnkd.in/nZJjKT Bill: http://lnkd.in/mrG3Ns Bill summary: http://lnkd.in/DvA3pY See Cloaking Inequity’s posts on high-stakes testing and accountability. I am in Brazil for meetings at the Senate in…