[NIFL-POVRACELIT:935] RE: Articles/Links from This Week's Public Education Network News

From: Mary Ann Corley (macorley1@earthlink.net)
Date: Sat Oct 05 2002 - 18:10:13 EDT


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Mr. Harrison:

I understand that you have issues of concern to you and that they relate to
your experience as a teacher in a Maryland public school district.  However,
list etiquette (or netiquette) protocol is not to name names and vent anger
toward individuals, particularly when the people you mention are not on the
list to respond to your criticisms.  

>From your previous messages, it's clear that you have issues with (and anger
toward) a local school disrict in Maryland.  But just as media reporters are
obliged to present both sides of a conflict, so are list servs because they
are a form of public communication.  I would suggest that you address your
issues and concerns directly with the parties with whom you are in conflict,
and not continue to use this listserv as a public forum for your personal
conflicts.  

Certainly, this list welcomes messages from its subscribers who wish to
address the broad topics of poverty, racism, and literacy and their
interconnectedness.  And we welcome your messages that relate to these topics.
 

Thanks for your understanding.

-Mary Ann Corley
NIFL-povracelit List Moderator


On Sat, 5 Oct 2002 07:45:38 -0400 (EDT) tjjhjr@netscape.net wrote:



> that's right invite Nancy Grasmick to
> speak......maybe someone will ask her IN PUBLIC
> about OCR and the law in Md.....be ready for
> that Ms. G.......the one person who could have
> acted in Maryland to help ESL kidds but who
> condoned Frederick County Maryland's violation
> of state and federal laws concerning ESL
> students by her silence....Ms. Grasmick is not
> in her position for the children or she would
> have replied to the concerns raised by OCR
> having Frederick monitored for 3 years....she
> must be there for other reasons like so many
> others
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "Mary Ann Corley"  wrote:
> 
> >CONNECTING SCHOOL REFORM & SOCIAL JUSTICE
> >Taylor Branch, a national authority on the
> civil rights movement, will
> >deliver the closing keynote address at Public
> Education Network's 2002
> >annual conference, "Standards-Based Reform: A
> Civic Imperative." Featured
> >speakers include Harvard professor and author
> Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
> >speaking on "Building Respect & Reverence for
> Public Education"; Boston
> >schools chief Tom Payzant; and Maryland state
> school superintendent, Nancy
> >Grasmick. For detailed session and
> registration information, visit:
> >http://www.publiceducation.org/events/conference/index.htm
> >
> >INEQUALITY AT THE STARTING GATE
> >Children from low-income families start
> kindergarten at a tremendous
> >disadvantage, trailing behind other children
> in the basic skills that are
> >the foundation for learning math, reading, and
> other subjects according to
> >a new report published by the Economic Policy
> Institute. The report urges
> >a new commitment to refocus and redouble
> efforts to focus resources on
> >early-childhood education and other efforts to
> help close the achievement
> >gap before children start school.
> >http://www.epinet.org/books/starting_gate.html#exec
> >
> >FREE HANDBOOK FOR PARENTS OF LEARNING-DISABLED
> CHILDREN
> >A free handbook for parents of children with
> learning disabilities is now
> >available, "One Child at a Time...A Parent
> Handbook and Resource Directory
> >for African-American Families With Children
> Who Learn Differently." The
> >handbook provides a guide for parents to
> assist their children in reaching
> >their fullest potential by exercising their
> legal rights and accessing
> >public services. It also aims to empower
> African-American parents to
> >become advocates for their children and to
> improve the quality of
> >education for all children by raising the
> level of awareness about
> >learning differences. For a free copy of the
> book, call National
> >Association for the Education of
> African-American Children at (614)
> >237-6021 or e-mail info@aacld.org.
> >http://www.charityadvantage.com/aacld/ArticlesandPublications.asp
> >
> >
> >* * * * * * * * 
> >
> >-Mary Ann Corley
> >NIFL-Povracelit List Moderator
> >
> >
> 
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