02/19/14 Hump Day Heroes – New York Principals Kathleen Jasper February 19, 2014 What happens when 3500 + New York principals stand up against bad education policy? A movement sweeping the state to protect students and the community from the agendas of big business who lobby legislators....
02/12/14 Hump Day Heroes – Garfield High School Teachers Kathleen Jasper February 12, 2014 The Measure of Academic Progress test or MAP, is administered in Seattle Public Schools. There is only one problem; the margin of error for this test is expected to be grater than the academic gains on the...
02/05/14 Hump Day Hero – Gov. Bill Haslam Kathleen Jasper February 5, 2014 This week's Hump Day Hero is a political one, a Tennessee Governor who decided to put lottery funds where they belong, back into education. According to The Tennesean, Governor Bill Haslam declared on Monday...
01/29/14 Hump Day Hero – Janis Korkos Kathleen Jasper January 29, 2014 Most people don't see the work that goes on behind the scenes in a school. We don't always see the people who clean our classrooms, our hallways, our cafeterias, and our gymnasiums. Custodians play a huge role...
1/22/14 – Hump Day Heroes: Advanced Placement Teachers of Lee, MA. Kathleen Jasper January 22, 2014 This week’s Hump Day Heroes are Advanced Placement (AP) teachers in Lee Massachusetts. These teachers gave their schools $8,700 of merit pay they received for getting students to pass AP exams. WHAT!!??...
01/15/14 – Hump Day Hero Principal Sarah White Kathleen Jasper January 15, 2014 1 Comment This week’s Hump Day Hero is a woman who dedicates her life and her practice to at-risks high school students ages 16-21. Despite the challenging demographic reality at her school, last year she and her...
