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Neal April 15, 2013 at 12:30 pm
Note that a letter to the Montclarion editor last week provides even more confirmation regarding the…Read More 1913 opening date, based on building permit and other historical information. The letter is available at http://www.contracostatimes.com/montclair/ci_23003982 .
Neal April 14, 2013 at 09:21 pm
Thankfully, Ms. Kasdin's information is NOT correct. An online review of old Oakland Tribunes…Read More confirms that Claremont WAS in operation at the current site by 1913. For example, a December 1913 Tribune article discusses complaints about the construction quality of the new school at the corner of College and Shafter (Miles Ave's original name), and a January 1914 article notes that the school had been completed and opened in the prior August.
John Stashik January 26, 2013 at 01:59 am
Oh, another article on multiple Patch sites. Like an AOL chat room. So much for hyper local, a…Read More concept that apparently is not working.
John Stashik January 26, 2013 at 01:49 am
Bay Area moms should figure out how to raise their offspring. Too many rotten parents let their kids…Read More to move into criminal behavior. Parents, moms included, must take charge and teach right from wrong. Punish the little brats when they do not behave and quit making excuses. Thug behavior is not acceptable ever. No drugs either.
Richard Johnson January 15, 2013 at 03:14 pm
If the dollar per student ratio was proportional to the results after testing, that would be a good…Read More argument for more money per student. However, it doesn’t quite work out that way. Look at the $/Student ratios in Washington, DC and then in Utah. We need an overhaul of our system and just pouring money on it will not solve the problem no matter who is our governor.
David January 15, 2013 at 10:51 am
I have a HUGE problem with sending our tax money to failing public schools.
As for "picking…Read More and choosing" --other states' voucher programs do not allow private schools to pick or choose. If the school takes vouchers, they take the kids with vouchers. By definition, these students, in, say, Wisconsin are low income etc (those are the only students who get vouchers).
Sr. Pastor Jeff Richardson May 9, 2013 at 08:42 pm
I applaud you two on such an excellent job you are doing. Whenever you can reach our children you…Read More have done a wonderful job and your rewards are more than you think. For I am Sr. Pastor and I love to hear of these kind of life changing stories. You two are God sent, and you are real angels on earth that is making a great impact on our children's lives. For the children are our future and you are making the greatest invest of your life. Mark 9:37 says "Whoever receives one of these little children in My Name receives Me, and whoever receives Me, Receives not Me but Him who sent Me." For you treasure is stored up in heaven and because of that you have favor with God and man. May the Lord continue to bless you two what ever you put your hands and minds to do. For I will be using your story in church to inspire not just the children but also the adults to get involved to make a difference in a child life.
Thank You;
Bishop Elect Jeff L. & Pastor Rose Richardson
Gathering The Harvest Deliverance Ministry
3900-B US 29 North
Greensboro, NC 27405
richardson.jr49@yahoo.com
Susan Ford January 9, 2013 at 02:30 pm
If it ain't broke, don't try and fix it is my motto. If this also implies that "End of…Read More Semester" finals are going to be done away with then that is a bad move. When students take finals, the finals are a good benchmark that measures how well a student is doing, what progress the student has made towards learning the curriculum. I don't see any reason to change this, the only thing I would change is the date the finals are taken and much prefer students to take their finals in December rather than January.
Jenny at Berkeley Schools Report January 9, 2013 at 01:49 pm
I think that any assessment that moves towards more problem solving and critical thinking is an…Read More improvement, but I'd need to see the actual assessment before forming an opinion about its level of rigor and meaningfulness for students.
Shripathi Kamath January 16, 2013 at 06:40 pm
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Sylvia Jones January 16, 2013 at 06:24 pm
I am responding to Shlripathi Kamath's post of January 15 which takes exception to a teacher who…Read More receives a 78% pension for 12 years of teaching based on a salary in her/his last year in the classroom of $78,912. The writer cites no source for the information, and as a retired teacher I am concerned that readers will take this claim as fact.
Please consider the following: teacher retirement in the State of California is administered by the state, not by school districts. It is based on teacher age at retirement, number of years taught, and birthdate.
Here is an estimate of what a California teacher might receive based on the profile the writer uses. It is based on the formula as I came to understand it in going through my own retirement process.
Using the writer's data, here is what a California teacher might receive If she/he
retires this June with 12 years of experience, a birthdate of 1946 and an age at retirement of 64 years and seven moths, her/his retirement stipend would be approximately $1,869.89 per month or $22,438.68 per annum. That equates to 28% of final compensation, not the 78% that the writer decries.
Tom January 16, 2013 at 04:26 pm
Good teachers of course matter and I think most of them are quite good. I have kids at SRVHS and…Read More CWMS and for the most part am pleased with how professional they are. Sometimes though we do run into a bad one. When that happens my kids are strong enough to work through it and be fine but the weakers ones suffer.
In our school system it is MUCH easier for the teachers because you have VERY involved parents. We are a team and work with eachother. I hate the teachers union but respect the teachers. I also think there are many things we could do to improve things for students and teachers but we lack the backbone to do it.
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