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Baby boomers at high risk for hepatitis C says CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designated May 19 as a national “Hepatitis Testing Day” in the United States....

LAUSD is not educating its students

They are force feeding them.One or two days on a skill, no remediation or review, then testing on the skill. Insufficient instruction time plus...

What if they gave a test in LAUSD and nobody came to school?

Major testing is finishing this week in LAUSD schools.The second graders have taken the quarterly Math tests, the new Dibels test, and the periodic...

It’s a multiple choice world as testing season arrives in LAUSD

Once again, the students of LAUSD will be taking the high stakes tests. High stakes for the teachers, the principals, the schools, and the district...

Hey, new teachers, want to teach for LAUSD? Read this first:

Welcome to the second largest school district in the country. LAUSD disciplines teachers, yet school administrators provide little to no help for...

An anonymous letter from an LAUSD teacher

Dear students of room 51,I am writing you this personal letter to apologize for the tests that you are taking this May, and for the periodic tests...

If Wonder Bread helps build strong bodies 12 ways, what does testing do for you?

Absolutely nothing!In fact, it ruins strong minds 12 ways.1. You do not learn for life2. You do not learn for the next grade3. You spend hours on...

Thoughts that I have read about testing and teaching in LAUSD and everywhere

Students are being taught to provide the right answer, not ask the right question.With the pressure on teachers to improve tests scores, will any...

What if all LAUSD teachers stopped teaching to the test?

Instead they would teach like we used to:Bring the students who are behind up to grade level;Prepare the students for the next grade and for life...

LAUSD, what do tests do other than teach students to bubble in?

They surely don’t tell you about teacher’s effectiveness. Analyze the most recent LAUSD test scores. You will come to the conclusion...

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