Mary Beth Hertz
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  • About Me
    • - Edcamp Foundation
    • - Edutopia Profile
    • - My Amazon Author Page
  • My Book
  • Blog
  • Work With Me
  • Contact Me

Category: SDP

Date:January 16, 2017Posted By:marybethhertzCategory:education, reform, SDPTag:education, reform, school choice, SDP

An Open Letter to Senator Bob Casey

Dear Senator Casey, As you gear up for the confirmation hearing of Department of Education nominee Betsy DeVos, I ask you to consider the deep implications of what her vision for education entails. I recently read a piece by Louisiana governor, Bobby Jindal, touting the ways in which DeVos has worked to improve education for…

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Date:December 1, 2009Posted By:marybethhertzCategory:School District of Philadelpia, SDP

My Lesson in “Us vs. Them”

It was 9pm on Thanksgiving night.  My belly was bursting and my eyelids were heavy.  I was sitting on an Amtrak train back to Philadelphia after a wonderful evening in NYC with my family.  I sat in the window seat, and was joined shortly by a man with a laptop bag. The train began moving, and…

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Date:November 2, 2009Posted By:marybethhertzComments:10 CommentsCategory:SDP

The War Against Filtering: Is there a real solution?

I had a meeting today ‘downtown’ at our District’s main offices.  There were about 40 TTLs (Technology Teacher Leaders) from different schools across the city all crammed into a small lab all eager to hear why they were there. What ensued was an overview of resources and procedures that we, as TTLs, should know.  Links…

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