The VIVA Project

This is SHAMEFUL Chicago, Detroit, Boston. When are all our public officials going to stop playing games with students and teachers. What do you think teachers can do to show the investment isn't just needed, it's deserved? http://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2016/03/09/dps-rhodes/81528678/

Detroit schools can't pay staff after April 8, lawmakers told Transition manager Steven Rhodes again urged lawmakers to act soon to pass reform legislation.

What can educators do to put their best professional foot forward? What happens when public policy is made against the worst instead of for the best http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-vergara-tenure-battle-20160225-story.html

Judges weigh arguments over teacher vs. student rights in landmark tenure lawsuit An overflow crowd at a Los Angeles appeals courtroom listened attentively Thursday to the latest round in an ongoing argument about the intersection of students’ rights and teachers’ rights.

If "hiring of new teachers will continue to trail the production of new teachers." What do we do about "spot shortages" http://www.caldercenter.org/missing-elements-discussion-teacher-shortages?utm_content=bufferba088&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer =lvy8BW

Missing Elements in the Discussion of Teacher Shortages | CALDER

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Are you an introvert? Does that REALLY mean you can't succeed as a teacher? http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/01/why-introverted-teachers-are-burning-out/425151/

Teaching: Not for Introverts Educators are feeling drained by the insistent emphasis on collaboration and “social learning” in America’s classrooms—and that’s taking a toll on kids’ learning.

WOW. What if the wonks actually asked teachers to participate in this design contest! Let's GO FOR IT The VIVA Project Teacher Network! Sign up on our website if you want to participate http://edexcellence.net/articles/accountability-under-essa-announcing-a-design-competition

Accountability under ESSA: Announcing a design competition | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute