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PRESS SECRETARY KAROLINE LEAVITT EXPLAINS THE TRUMP TARIFFS TO FOX NEWS ANCHOR LAURA INGRAHAM
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*PRESS SECRETARY KAROLINE LEAVITT EXPLAINS THE TRUMP TARIFFS TO FOX NEWS ANCHOR LAURA INGRAHAM * Once upon a time, in the topsy-turvy world of internatio...
2 minutes ago
Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle School Board Picks Superintendent Search Firm
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The highest scoring firm out of three choices was *Hazard Young Attea Associates,* better known as HYA. The Board members almost unanimously felt the t...
2 hours ago
CURMUDGUCATION
UT: Court Strikes Down Voucher Program
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Utah privateers were pretty excited about getting a taxpayer-funded school voucher program through the legislature. HB 215 pulled off that trick in part by...
7 hours ago
Teacher in a strange land
RIP, Libraries and Museums
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On our way home from the Network for Public Education conference, earlier this month, we jogged to the right and spent a night in Cleveland, so we could vi...
7 hours ago
CA Dept of Education - What's New
Final LA School Returns to In-Person Instruction
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State Superintendent Tony Thurmond celebrates final southern California school returning to in-person instruction after wildfires.
8 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog
Bye Bye, Tennessee Non-Achievement School District
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If your memory is good, you may recall Arne Duncan’s Race to the Top, which had $5 billion of unrestricted funds with which to spur education reform. Dunca...
8 hours ago
Education Research Report
Adolescents who sleep longer perform better at cognitive tasks
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*Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitiv...
9 hours ago
Schools Matter
Hands Off Social Security: Nashville, TN Protest April 24
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11 hours ago
gbrown
The Trump Administration’s War on Children
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The clear-cutting across the federal government under President Donald Trump has been dramatic, with mass terminations, the suspension of decades-old ...
11 hours ago
Teacher Tom
The Four Angry Ship Builders
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Charlotte said, "I'm going to build a ship," and got to work arranging the blocks. Ships have always been a popular way for the kids to use our large wo...
11 hours ago
Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Teachers Worry About Students Using A.I. But They Love It for Themselves (Dana Goldstein)
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Dana Goldstein is a journalist for the New York Times who covers education and family. This article appeared April 14, 2025. As artificial intelligence mak...
16 hours ago
NEPC Blog Post of the Day
David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing: Against the AI Writing Machines
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David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing: Against the AI Writing Machines This post is a review by Phil Christman in The Bulwark of a new book by ...
20 hours ago
Grumpy Old Teacher
Il Papa è Morto
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Francis brought a distinct pastoral outlook to his papacy. A simple man, he lived in a small apartment in the guesthouse. He sought to make the church acce...
1 day ago
Union Matters By Arthur Goldstein
RTC Meeting April 22, 2025
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So many things we don't understand.
1 day ago
the becoming radical
Wherefore Art Thou, Jesus?
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[Header Photo by Stephanie Klepacki on Unsplash] With Easter just behind us, mainstream Christians in the US have experienced a high period of religious ho...
1 day ago
radical eyes for equity
Wherefore Art Thou, Jesus?
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[Header Photo by Stephanie Klepacki on Unsplash] With Easter just behind us, mainstream Christians in the US have experienced a high period of religious ho...
1 day ago
Bill Ayers
SUBSTACK: The right to think at all
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https://writersforda.substack.com/p/the-right-to-think-at-all?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=53vax&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
1 day ago
cloakinginequity.com/
The New Assassination: Silencing ChangeMakers with Smears
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Once upon a time, America assassinated its changemakers with bullets. They killed Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr.—leaders who dared to call...
1 day ago
Fred Klonsky in Retirement
AOC is killing it. She is putting a face to The Resistance. Schumer, meanwhile, is sinking in the polls.
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The nation-wide “Hands Off” protests have been impressive.
1 day ago
Public Enemy Number 1
Kelli Stargel's only Florida Poly performance eval reads like a preschooler's report card
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Two days after I reported on her empty work calendar in 2023, Poly certified that Kelli made no progress on performance goals that don't exist. But she "ex...
1 day ago
janresseger
What to Do about Trump’s Threat to Title I Funding: A Dilemma for All the States and for 13,000 Public School Districts
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In his wonderful new book, Dangerous Learning: The South’s Long War on Black Literacy, Derek W. Black, the Ernest F. Hollings Chair in Constitutional Law a...
1 day ago
JD2718 | Education, Math, Teaching, New York, Bronx, Union, Language, Travel
Spring
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Did Spring come early this year? Or late? For me, I don’t know. My mom got sick, diagnosed in January, and that’s been hard. I’ve been up a few times. We’v...
1 day ago
tultican
Student Outcome Focused Governance is Impuissant
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By Thomas Ultican 4/21/2025 The night NPE2025 in Columbus ended; I ate dinner with two ladies from Pittsburgh. They informed me about Student Outcome Focus...
2 days ago
Mike Klonsky's Edu/Pol
WEEKEND QUOTABLES
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Rogan: “We gotta be careful we don’t become monsters.” (Too late!)
2 days ago
The Education Report
Utah Judge Rejects School Voucher Scheme
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Public money must be for public schools, ruling says
2 days ago
Ogo Okoye-Johnson | Blogging About – Quality Education: Past, Present and Future
Happy Easter! Happy Spring!
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3 days ago
Choosing Democracy
What Is Happening is Not Normal.
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*What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.* *David Brooks. Conservative columnist. NYT. * https://www.nyti...
3 days ago
The Merrow Report
“IF YOU’VE EVER WONDERED…….
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“If you’ve wondered what you would have done if you’d lived in Nazi Germany during Hitler’s rise to power, it’s what you are doing right now.” That’s not t...
4 days ago
The Jose Vilson
Rubby Peréz and The Ties That Bind Us All
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Let me take it back to 1994. I was in the seventh grade and, at the time, my mom took our family to her first ... Read More The post Rubby Peréz and The...
5 days ago
Exceptional Delaware
The New Superintendent Of Christina School District Is Dr. Deirdra Joyner
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The Christina Board of Education voted 4-3 to select Dr. Deirdra Joyner as their new Superintendent. The yes votes were Dr. Amy Trauth, Monica Moriak, Doug...
6 days ago
I AM AN EDUCATOR | Jesse Hagopian's Lesson Plan for Liberation
🎙️ Jesse Hagopian’s New Substack: Teach Truth & Sing the Blues
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I’ve launched a new Substack newsletter called Teach Truth & Sing the Blues—and I’d love for you to be part of it. This is a space where truth-telling meet...
6 days ago
Mike Klonsky's Edu/Pol
Trump's 'Mad Man' China trade war...
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Like dropping a rock on one's own foot. Ouch!
6 days ago
Nancy Bailey's Education Website
The Seamy Side of CTE
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Vocational education, now called Career Technical Education (CTE), emphasizing STEM, has always been important for students who are not college-bound or ...
1 week ago
deutsch29
A Story of Three Graduations
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I am finishing my eighth year teaching high school seniors. My then-principal (now retired) approached me nine years ago about switching from sophomore Eng...
1 week ago
NYC Public School Parents
Yet another expensive high-tech school opening in NYC - now with the promise of AI learning
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Wow. A branch of the Alpha school is opening up as K-8 private school in downtown NYC at 180 Maiden Lane in the fall in which students will be taught ac...
1 week ago
Dad Gone Wild
Do We Ever Stop Protecting Adults and Institutions Over Students?
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“Home is where your mistakes can be seen in context.” ― Robert Crais, The Best American Mystery Stories: Volume 16 This week, college football experience...
1 week ago
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
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Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that ...
1 week ago
Class Size Matters
746 schools will be able to lower class size next year! but will Mayor Adams help the schools left out?
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April 9. 2025 Yesterday, at a press conference at PS 88 in Queens, the Mayor, the Chancellor, the UFT and CSA with great fanfare announced that 746 schools...
1 week ago
Opine I will
Trump plays Putin’s Playbook
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Recently Aleksander Dugin was interviewed on CNN, last week, and he stated that he believes Trump is closer ideologically to President Putin than to Washin...
2 weeks ago
Student Privacy Matters
Risks of using AI in the classroom
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April 8, 2025 The annual conference of Network for Public Education, on whose board I sit, was held last weekend in Columbus, Ohio. It was terrific as usu...
2 weeks ago
Round the Inkwell
Common Core Math: Problem O and the Scripted Lesson Debate
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The Ongoing Confusion Around Common Core Math The rollout of Common Core standards sparked widespread discussion across the U.S., especially in subjects li...
2 weeks ago
BIG EDUCATION APE UNCHAINED
THE MEASLES MAN CAN
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Ladies and gentlemen, gather 'round!
2 weeks ago
Campaign for America's Future
¿Qué hace falta para que gane la resistencia?
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Una ola de resistencia se levanta. ¿Qué hará falta para que ganemos? Dondequiera que miremos, una ola de resistencia se levanta. Mi corazón se llena de ale...
2 weeks ago
CLASSROOM STRUGGLE | Strategy and Analysis to Defend and Transform Public Education
Achieve 3000 Answers Key (Updated 2023)
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Are you on the hunt for the most recent Achieve 3000 answers for the year 2023? Your search is over! ... Read more
3 weeks ago
SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL
Mike Shulman the ARISE UFT Judenrat
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I was surprised to learn that Mike Shulman has aligned himself with ARISE. I previously supported him, advocating that the Castle Doctrine could have bee...
3 weeks ago
Welcome to NPE! - Network For Public Education
Education advocates speak up against cuts to Department of Education
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On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to facilitate closing the U.S. Education Department. And before that, the Trump administrati...
3 weeks ago
Daily Kos
Trump actually already can serve a third term
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and even a fourth and a fifth …. so could Clinton, Bush 43, and Obama. There are no limits on how many terms a President can serve Here are the relevan...
3 weeks ago
Deborah Meier Homepage
How Do We Fight Trump?
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Dear Friends, I don’t know when and why it hit me. But I suddenly realized how serious Trump is about changing the country into something that horrifies. I...
3 weeks ago
Engaging Parents In School...
March’s Parent Engagement Resources
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What does our research say about grades, attendance, test scores, & “on track” metrics for @chipubschools.bsky.social students? How can parents use this in...
4 weeks ago
jd2718
We Marched to Fight the Cuts
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Just some cool photos.
4 weeks ago
jd2718
We Marched to Fight the Cuts
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Just some cool photos.
4 weeks ago
My Island View
Can Students Expect a Relevant Education to be Delivered by Irrelevant Educators?
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As a veteran teacher of forty years in the classroom, let me be clear, teachers are not completely at fault for becoming irrelevant in their profession. It...
1 month ago
GFBrandenburg's Blog
Are we all on the same team?
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Copied from Quora; I didn’t write any of this… As an American I ask my fellow Americans, why can’t you realize at the end of the day we are all on the same...
1 month ago
Crazy Normal - the Classroom Exposé | An insider's look at education, teaching, parenting and coming of age.
The US Department of Education Should not be Eliminated. Still, it must be reformed.
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If you don’t have an attention span that lasts long enough to learn what I’m teaching in this post, start with the conclusion first. Then if you want to re...
2 months ago
Gary Rubinstein's Blog
Who is the new CEO of Teach For America?
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From 1990 until 2013, the CEO of TFA was the founder, Wendy Kopp. Under her leadership the program grew from a small organization that struggled to make pa...
2 months ago
A Teacher on Teaching
Site Index - Updated December 31, 2024
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When I was teaching, I got tired of hearing how bad American educators were. *My Promise * WHEN I STARTED BLOGGING IN 2011, I said I planned to speak ...
3 months ago
NewBlackMan (in Exile)
Malcolm & John David Washington Talk NFL, Christopher Nolan & ‘The Piano Lesson’
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'The Washington brothers built their careers apart—until an irresistible project drew them together. In The *Piano Lesson*, they tackle a father’s thorny...
4 months ago
Schoolfinance101's Blog
Defining Productivity, Cost, and Efficiency
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Recycled material here… The central problem with US public schools is often characterized as an efficiency problem. We spend a lot and don’t get much for i...
4 months ago
redqueeninla
“I’m Done With Him; He’s A Douchebag” …And Other Tales From Distant Doors And Stoops
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The Democratic Party has been joining with thousands of allied groups working feverishly to hold off TFG’s fever-dream. I’ve long… The post “I’m Done Wit...
5 months ago
Live Long and Prosper | Miscellaneous Ramblings
Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary
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Blogoversary #18 SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 I started this blog while I was still teaching, in 2006. I had just begun my 31st year as an educator. Just like in pre...
7 months ago
Jersey Jazzman
Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased
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This caught my attention: New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...
8 months ago
Dr. Edward F. Berger
AIN’T IT AWFUL
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As the terrible feelings of dread and angst spread across the world the great majority of the American people feel powerless before the onslaught of those ...
8 months ago
Education Matters
Did Darryl Willie lie or interfere in the whistleblower investgation? Why not both?
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Willie said below to Action News Jax [image: image.png] It's troubling for quite a few reasons. First he is saying the board knew about the complaint an...
10 months ago
Truth in American Education
What Country Has The Longest School Day? A Comprehensive Guide
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In today’s fast-paced world, education plays a crucial role in shaping the future of individuals and nations...
1 year ago
Living in Dialogue
Book Review: “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire”
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By Anthony Cody What impact has Bill Gates had on the world since he launched the most wealthy tax-exempt foundation in the world? We finally have a book t...
1 year ago
gadflyonthewallblog
Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than Ever
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After 9 years of pounding my head against the wall - well, it seems like the wall is winning.
1 year ago
Ed In The Apple
Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control
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From time to time the legislature passes a bill with a sunset provision, unless the law is reauthorized by a specific date the law reverts to the law it re...
1 year ago
Save Our Schools March
20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY (2024 Updated)
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY 1. Pace University Rating: (4.2 ) Address: One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038... The post 20 Best Mph Programs In...
1 year ago
Education Town Hall Forum | Archives and Extended Discussion
POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies
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POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the impact of Florida's new laws Continue reading
1 year ago
NYC Educator
Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why:
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The best reason to vote no on this contract is this: UFT Unity* lied* to us in 2018. They misrepresented that contract. It was predicated on deals we wer...
1 year ago
Sam Chaltain
All My New Writing is on Substack
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Come check it out . . . samchaltain.substack.com
2 years ago
Parents United for Responsible Education
Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force
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I prepared testimony for one of two public hearings held by the Chicago Public Schools Truancy Task Force, a body mandated by state legislation. The meetin...
2 years ago
With A Brooklyn Accent
Tennis Memories from a Time When Racism and Anti-Semitism Still Prevailed
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I learned tennis at a public park in Brooklyn- Lincoln Terrace- where the teaching pro was a mailman named Phil Rubell. Almost all the kids who took lesson...
2 years ago
Diary of a Public School Teacher!
There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not.
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. And just to be sure you understand, it’s not that teachers don’t want to teach. It’s not that there aren’t enough teachers cer...
2 years ago
okeducationtruths
Reason #1 to pick Dr. Grace over Mr. Walters: The future we’ve already seen
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In 2014, Oklahoma voters corrected the mistake we made in 2010. In 2022, let’s not make the mistake in the first place. Elect Dr. April Grace instead. She ...
2 years ago
Real Learning CT | Educators Reclaiming the Conversation
The Second Amendment Explained
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2 years ago
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help.
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[image: Two students walk by a Philadelphia school building.] Aging infrastructure has been an issue for Philadelphia schools for years. A new interactive...
2 years ago
DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing
STREET LIFE
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My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a “colored” into the house.” I believed … Continue reading →
3 years ago
solidaridad
Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover
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*“Green Dot came and made it into more of a jail.” — Chris* My history of opposing the Green Dot Charter School Corporation back when I was an activist i...
3 years ago
Russ on Reading
Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane
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Breaking News: Dateline February 4, 2022 - Parents in Dimwitty, Alabama have asked the Dimwitty Board of Education to ban the children's primer *Fun with...
3 years ago
EduShyster
Have You Heard Has a New Website
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TweetHave You Heard has a new website. Visit us at www.haveyouheardpodcast.com to find our latest episodes and our entire archive. And be sure to check out...
3 years ago
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog
Follow me at Substack
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I've moved. Follow me at Substack I'm now posting regularly at Substack. You can subscribe for free to my new Edu/Pol blog at michaelklonsky.substack.com ...
3 years ago
Fred Klonsky's blog
I’ve moved.
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I’m on Substack now. Five bucks a month to subscribe.
3 years ago
Educate All Students: Larry Miller's Blog
Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win...
3 years ago
Larry Miller's Blog
Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win...
3 years ago
Education | 89.3 KPCC
Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College
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[image: colorful classroom pattern] *; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images* Cory Turner | NPR New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...
3 years ago
Los Angeles Education Examiner
Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade association
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Original post at Robert’s page on Medium. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, I got my second big win in court against a charter school corporation. It was also a ...
4 years ago
WeArePCAPS | Philly Coalition Advocating for Public Schools
Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala
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Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca artikel ini a...
4 years ago
NYC Coalition for Educational Justice
CEJ’s Virtual Mayoral Candidate Forum; Racial Justice in Public Schools
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On Thursday, February 18th, over 1,000 students, parents, educators, community members, and activists alike, joined CEJ to hear the mayoral candidates’ vis...
4 years ago
Perdaily.com
The Threat of Integration
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I have lived in the same house in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles for over 30 years, where up until now I have had little or no interaction with th...
4 years ago
VAMboozled!
New Teacher Evaluation Report Released by the Network for Public Education
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A new report on current teacher evaluation systems throughout the US was just released by the Network for Public Education. The report is titled, “Teachers...
4 years ago
One Flew East
www.job-applications.com
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https://www.job-applications.com/bed-bath-and-beyond-job-application/
4 years ago
NEA Today
Teacher Creates National Database Tracking COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools
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Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral, now hosted on a new NEA website.
4 years ago
Missouri Education Watchdog
Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit
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On July 10, 2020 we published a post “School District Caught Manipulating Attendance Records to Get More Money” which incorrectly cited Valley Park School ...
4 years ago
lily’s blog –
We fight for a democracy worthy of us all!
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The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and it’s up...
4 years ago
Education Law Prof Blog
Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids
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Low-income Seattle students began to pick up bagged lunches in March after their school closed. Karen Ducey/Getty Images Derek W. Black, University of Sout...
4 years ago
Chaz's School Daze
The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69
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I am the son of Chaz and like to inform you that he passed away this afternoon from the COVID virus. My father passed in peace beside his loved ones. We ar...
4 years ago
K-12 News Network's The Wire
Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin
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All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.
5 years ago
Marie Corfield
The Fight For Our Children
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*The number of suicides among people ages 10 to 24 nationally increased by 56 percent between 2007 and 2017, according to a new federal report showing the ...
5 years ago
All Things Education
Love Grow Your Own (but not without the actual growth part)
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The Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, recently announced a grow-your-own type of program for teachers. According to this piece: On Monday, Governor Ral...
5 years ago
Seattle Education
Another attempted cash grab by the corporate ed crowd in Washington State: House Bill 2788
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The League of Women Voters has opposed charter schools because they don’t have boards elected by the voters but instead the corporation running the schools...
5 years ago
Louisiana Educator
Some of Our Graduates Don't Even Know How to Tighten a Nut
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Are schools neglecting practical knowledge and skills? Many of our students are graduating from high school with extremely limited practical knowledge essen...
5 years ago
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!
Read to Self: Just a Kid and a Book.
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Date: Monday, January 5, 2020 Place: My classroom Student: Mrs.Mims, could we start doing Read to Self again because I got this great book for Christmas an...
5 years ago
Pissed Off
Reminiscences
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I just finished dumping the rest of my lesson plans. I guess I held on to the calculus ones for so long because I spent so much time working on them an...
5 years ago
BustED Pencils
Just Asking for some Teachers I know.
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Recently Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers stated, We must … recognize that part of supporting our kids in the classroom means supporting the educators who t...
5 years ago
The Edvocate Blog
Charging a terrified 10-year-old girl as a criminal is a very bad look for state attorney Dennis Ward
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What the hell is going on? As a parent, I feel very comfortable using this exact wording to ask this … Continue reading →
5 years ago
Reclaim Reform | by Ken Previti
Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online
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Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah perta...
5 years ago
Badass Teachers Association
Blaming Schools for Student Absences is Like Denouncing Doctors for Disease by Steven Singer
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Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2019/08/25/blaming-schools-for-student-absences-is-like-denouncing-doctors-for-disease/?fbclid=IwAR1LV...
5 years ago
Bob Braun's Ledger
Jersey journalist roughed up at session sponsored by charter school groups
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The sponsors of an event that doesn’t like journalists An independent New Jersey journalist was roughed up, his video camera was seized, and he was ejected...
5 years ago
Schooling in the Ownership Society
K12 Inc. Data Breach Puts thousands of students at risk
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It's hard to believe school districts are still contracting with this horrible company. K12 Inc. is the largest for-profit online alternative to actual pub...
5 years ago
An Urban Teacher's Education
A Critique of Standards-Based Grading
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It first happened to me about ten years ago. I was beginning my third year of teaching in a new school in Washington, DC. Social studies teachers were si...
5 years ago
Raginghorseblog
My First and Last Visit to Hudson Yards
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Figuring I did not need to invite any more darkness and vulgarity into my head than that provided on a daily basis from Trump’s White House, and after read...
6 years ago
Children should not be a number.
Reduced time for testing? Not so fast.
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NYSED and Commish Elia continue to say that the NYS Assessments are of reasonable length, I completely disagree. Here is what NYSED states are average expe...
6 years ago
Mother Crusader
A Response to NorthJersey.com's Explosive "Cashing in on Charter Schools" Series
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From NorthJersey.com's Cashing in on Charter Schools series Please note: THIS is what journalism looks like. For the better part of a *DECADE* I have wa...
6 years ago
Education Opportunity Network
3/19/2019 – New ‘Our Schools’ Media Project To Report On Privatization Movement
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6 years ago
Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools
This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019
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Coalition for Education Justice to Release Report on CRE Eighty-five percent of public school students in New York City are Black, Latinx, or Asian and y...
6 years ago
UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform
The World According to Michelle Rhee
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The men behind the curtain fashioning the brave new world of corporate run education in America! Michelle Rhee is the founder of StudentsFirst, The New T...
6 years ago
SKrashen
Libraries, books and overcoming the effect of poverty
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*Published in the New York Times, September 20, 2018* *To the Editor:* *Re “Why libraries still matter.” [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/opinion/sund...
6 years ago
Teachers For Social Justice
TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair
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*TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair* *** REGISTER HERE *** *From Puerto Rico to Chicago:* *Reclaiming and Reimagining Our Communities* Saturday, November 1...
6 years ago
Teacher in a Strange Land
Whose Opinions Matter in Education World?
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It's hard to identify education heroes and sheroes. And perhaps even harder to pinpoint just whose work is slanted, paid-for and dishonest.
6 years ago
Save Maine Schools – Helping You Navigate Next-Gen Ed Reform from the Great State of Maine
Blockchain: Life on the Ledger
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Originally posted on Wrench in the Gears: I created this video as a follow up to the one I prepared last year on Social Impact Bonds. It is time to examine...
6 years ago
educationalchemy | Authored by Morna McDermott-A blog dedicated to democracy, public education, and the power of the imagination to fight corporate greed–if the truth sounds crazy it is because we have become too accustomed to falsehoods
Book Review: The History of Institutional Racism in U.S. Public Schools (2018, Garn Press) by Susan DuFresne
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I recently had the privilege of reading Dufresne’s powerful illustrated history of educational and institutional racism in the United States. Dufresne blen...
6 years ago
Troy LaRaviere's blog – A place to discuss a better school system for all Chicagoans
Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of Students Reveals His Core Function
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Rahm Emanuel’s response to the Chicago Tribune investigation that found CPS failed to protect hundreds of students from sexual abuse is cowardly. It is co...
6 years ago
Hip Sacramento – California Lifestyle
New Local Businesses in Sacramento
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Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn the loc...
6 years ago
Reflections on Teaching
Lesson Plan: Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry
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I’ve started a recent unit on poetry with my class. I’m not a poet, and I’m not a poetry fan (I don’t hate it, but I’m a prose gal), so this makes it harde...
6 years ago
Daniel Katz, Ph.D. | Supporting public schools and the children they serve
The Apotheosis of Betsy DeVos
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Betsy Devos has drawn few headlines in recent months, and that is a good thing for the Secretary of Education. Her tenure began with Vice President Mike P...
7 years ago
Poetic Justice | A poetry teacher defending ALL students and their families
A Teacher’s Tale in the Midst of the Terror in our Schools
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Students’ active-shooter plan for teacher in wheelchair: ‘We will carry you’ Reprinted from Allison Slater Tate Feb. 21, 2018 at 4:58 PM Like teachers all ...
7 years ago
Peg with Pen
Social Emotional Data. The new Cash Cow in the Corporate Assessment Industry
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Recently I was asked to allow my son to participate in a survey at school. The "opt in" survey form specifically stated, "the questions on the survey rela...
7 years ago
Bridging Differences
Education Is a Civic Question
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In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and hard w...
7 years ago
This Week In Education
Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary
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Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over at The Gra...
7 years ago
educarenow
Should We Be Grateful?
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In an odd turn of events, and with little explanation, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has decided to return the state’s School Reform Office back to the Dep...
7 years ago
Education Lessons From A Sparkly District
Parents Deserve to Know Who Is Being Appointed to State Board of Ed
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I spent a rather surreal day at NJ Senate's Judiciary Committee meeting yesterday. This Committee, headed by Democrat Nick Scaturi, is responsible for a...
7 years ago
The Patiently Impatient Teacher
An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers
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An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am addressing you all ...
7 years ago
Welcome to the Testing Games
The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller)
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The film p...
8 years ago
Ms. Katie's Ramblings
CPS Targets Special Education Teacher Sarah Chambers
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Here are the remarks from an action we did today at River Point Plaza, a new development that used over $30 million in TIF funds. CPS claims we are broke...
8 years ago
TBFURMAN
Farewell, Sleep
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Today is the official last day of my spring break. I've done a scientific survey: My natural bedtime is 2 AM, and my natural wake up time is 9:41 AM. Tom...
8 years ago
Turtle Learning
March is nearly over and I didn't do anything for WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
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I was inspired when I saw this meme I guess it can be called of WOMEN IN STEM and "IT'S OKAY TO BE SMART" And I began thinking about how the only subjec...
8 years ago
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
REPORT: States With the Best and Worst Schools
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States With the Best (and Worst)Schools By *Evan Comen, Michael B. Sauter, Samuel Stebbins and Thomas C. Frohlich* January 20, 2017- http://247wallst.com ...
8 years ago
Critical Classrooms, Critical Kids
Test Refusal = People Power
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In recent months, social media has been ablaze with talk of regular folk taking action to resist the Trump agenda. Protests are a daily occurrence, and ev...
8 years ago
The Education Activist
Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of Humane District Themes
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It has been a tumultuous few years in the South Brunswick community, specifically the South Brunswick School District. All you have to do is google the dis...
8 years ago
Education in the Age of Globalization
[video]Perils or Promises: Education in the Age of Smart Machines: Presentation at the City Club of Cleveland
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On December 14th, 2016, I made a presentation at the City Club of Cleveland. Watch the presentation The Club’s website or Youtube. Title: Perils or Promise...
8 years ago
All Education Matters
What Is To Be Done? Trump, the Election, and the Student Loan Crises
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President-elect Donald Trump delivering acceptance speech in New York, NY on November 9 (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Ever since now Presi...
8 years ago
empathyeducates
Prison Gerrymandering: Incarceration Weakens Vulnerable Voting Communities
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One person equals one vote: seems simple enough. Unfortunately, that hasn’t worked out for many Americans throughout history, specifically women and peop...
8 years ago
Crazy Crawfish – Corrupt Louisiana Politics
Random Musings and Observations. . . .
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I’ve been gone a while from the blogging scene. Some of my more regular readers no doubt noticed but did not hassle me about it. Thank you for that. Sinc...
8 years ago
The Washington Teacher
WTU Headquarters On The Auction Block: Union Prez Liz Davis Doesn't Pay Property Tax!
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*June 30th is the last official day of WTU Prez Davis' constitutional term. Malcolm Barnes explores this unfortunate scandal in the article below. What r...
8 years ago
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
AB 934: A LEGISLATIVE FIX FOR VERGARA?
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By Michael Stratford | in the Politco Morning Education Report | via email 05/24/2016 10:00 AM EDT :: Two national education groups are backing a Califor...
8 years ago
lacetothetop
To simply say you have a growth mindset does not mean you actually have one
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By definition, you cannot have a growth mindset when learning is anchored to standardized tests. Standardized tests are a one … Continue reading →
8 years ago
Teachers Fight Back
MY NEW BLOG
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My new blog will consist of fictitious headlines, meant to be a blend of humor and satire. I apologize ahead of time if any other satirical site has simila...
8 years ago
THE PERIMETER PRIMATE
Thank you
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Dear Readers, Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...
9 years ago
Mike Klonsky...
A brief appearance in the Black Panther documentary
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1969 press conference: From left: Fred Hampton and Bobby Rush (Black Panthers); Cha Cha Jiminez (Young Lords Organization); Mike Klonsky (SDS) I have a s...
9 years ago
GLSEN
GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat
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*GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat* *SAVE-THE-DATEMarch 8-10, 2019 • Provincetown, MA* The GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat in Provincetown is a s...
9 years ago
Taking Note by John Merrow
I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conte...
9 years ago
The War Report on Public Education | Dr. James Avington Miller Jr
A Call To Action – Tweet For Principal Jamaal Bowman and CASA Middle School Students
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Originally posted on Poetic Justice: First – please watch this amazing video produced by the students and staff at CASA Middle School in the Bronx. It is b...
10 years ago
Feminist Teacher
Winter-Spring Speaking Schedule for Feminist Teacher, Ileana Jiménez
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I’m excited to announce my speaking schedule for the remainder of the winter, spring, and early summer of 2015 (jump to the end for a full list). Last year...
10 years ago
teacherreality.com
Joanne Barkan: One of my favorite writers on #EdReform…
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I’ve been going through some of my Twitter “favorites” and retweeting them. I thought I would pass on to you some information about one of my favorite writ...
10 years ago
InterACT
New Beginnings: Kickstarter and EdWeek Teacher
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Greetings to InterACT readers one and all! If you’ve been following posts here recently you might recall that I’m moving my blogging activity to other loca...
10 years ago
Don't Get Me Started!
Pay Teachers Less to Improve School Efficiency - hmmm!
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As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I regularly visit, I came...
10 years ago
CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS
Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School
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*“With Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School closing, Newark families must move on.”* The Star-Ledger (NJ), 6/25/2013 NEWARK — Bobby and Troy Shanks saw the...
11 years ago
Parents Across America
The Empowerment Parents Want: The LSC Model for School Reform
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The Empowerment Parents Want: A Real, Effective Voice in our Children’s Education As corporate efforts to privatize and capitalize on public education are ...
12 years ago
THE BROAD REPORT
Kimberly Olson, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005
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Kimberly D. Olson, Colonel, USAF (retired), is currently the Executive Director of *Grace After Fire*, an online social support network for women veteran...
14 years ago
The Answer Sheet
VP, Jill Biden pay respect to teachers
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14 years ago
California Father
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Des Moines Education Association
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HAVE YOU HEARD
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Michael Klonsky
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Mike Klonsky's Blog 2
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
This Week In Education: Video: Student Falls Asleep At Obama RTTT Event
This Week In Education: Video: Student Falls Asleep At Obama RTTT Event
Video: Student Falls Asleep At Obama RTTT Event
by
Alexander Russo
Watch this Kalamazoo high school junior choir member*
fall asleep while President Obama speaks
at commencement:
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Talk about bad advance work. Don't they know to make them chug Red Bull before they go onstage? Let's all hope that the Race To the Top Commencement Challenge isn't a harbinger of how things are going to go for RTTT over all. [*Not to worry -- the kid (aka "
the guy sleeping behind obama at kalamazoo graduation
") got lots of friends on the Facebook page named after him.]
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