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How JD Vance Disgraced Himself–and His Country–in Munich - Bret Stephens is a columnist for The New York Times. He is a conservative but he is no fan of Donald Trump. Stephens recognizes that Trump is a not-too-bri...1 hour ago
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Trump Polls Sinking Like “a cinderblock in an ocean trench." - *A difference is a difference that makes a difference.*—Gregory Bateson House Reps are in their districts right now. It is time to call their local office...2 hours ago
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How Can You Understand "Just Right" Until You've Explored "Too Much"? - During my first year teaching preschool, I was appalled at the amount of glue kids were squirting from our little Nancy bottles. It just seemed so waste...3 hours ago
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IN: Governor Says No To Dolly Parton's Book Program - Here at the Institute, we love Dolly Parton's Imagination Library very much. It is one of the best, most effective philanthropic and educational programs i...14 hours ago
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Teacher in a Strange Land: Who ARE These People? - Teacher in a Strange Land: Who ARE These People? or most of my adult life (other than a brief but wonderful stint in the *People’s Republic of Ann Arbor*)...14 hours ago
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A Twilight Zone Episode: Donald Trump 2.0: The First Month - *A Twilight Zone Episode: * *Donald Trump 2.0: The First Month* *Rod Serling’s voice echoes through the void, a cigarette perched precariously in his...15 hours ago
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Chief Sealth HS Principal Removed After Rollover Accident - Seattle Schools had this to say: Dear Chief Sealth International families and staff, We are writing to share some important personnel information with y...1 day ago
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The War on Learning: How Politicians Are Dismantling Education—And How We Fight Back - The frontal assault on education is escalating across the country, affecting both K-12 schools and higher education institutions. From legislative bans to ...1 day ago
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First De-Shittification Society meeting was a big success. Come join us *this* Saturday. - We had a dozen people, of all different backgrounds. It's going to be a regular 11 a.m. Saturday morning thing. Come meet at the Pressed Coffee/Book shop i...1 day ago
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Teachers I Respected and Admired–Carmen Wilkinson - In this series of posts, I draw from my 14 years teaching history in three urban high schools between the mid-1950s and early 1970s and my experiences as a...1 day ago
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Strange Science of Reading Law Suit - By Thomas Ultican 2/20/2025 December 4, 2024, two law firms from New York and Chicago respectively filed a class action law suit against reading curriculum...1 day ago
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Bannon Calls Musk Illegal Immigrant - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/politics/steve-bannon-elon-musk-feud.html?1 day ago
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SPI Announces 2025 Model Continuation High Schools - State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announces 2025 Model Continuation High Schools.1 day ago
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AMERICA, BOUGHT AND SOLD - For the sake of argument, let’s assume that your family’s wealth is roughly average, which means that you’re worth about $1 million, a big jump from 2019. ...1 day ago
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More than Half of Public School Leaders Say Cell Phones Hurt Academic Performance - *Most schools have policies that restrict cell phone use during class, with many citing negative impacts on attention and performance* New data from ...1 day ago
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Possible Conflict of Interest for Paul Egan? - The ABC Caucus is running on transparency, which is refreshing. However, it appears ABC is only being transparent when it suits itself. "Meet the new bos...2 days ago
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Manufacturing Crises to Perpetuate Stories for Ideological Agendas - [Header Photo by Ante Hamersmit on Unsplash] Some people have recognized that Elon Musk has willfully or ignorantly misread and misrepresented data on soci...2 days ago
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Why is Trump attacking the best public schools in America? - Peter Greene explains. https://open.substack.com/pub/curmudgucation/p/does-trump-want-to-dismantle-the?r=3u611&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email2 days ago
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The Trump stink ensnares NY's Mayor Adams. - Eric Adams is pretty much done as Mayor of New York.2 days ago
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What Did We Learn from Linda McMahon’s Confirmation Hearing? - It is hard to take seriously the Senate confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments. After all, at her confirmation hearing in...3 days ago
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What is to be done - https://inthesetimes.com/article/billionaire-takeover-fight-overwhelm?x-craft-preview=91aadebf7c2ec6e3260cf65d85363af8b78f895da98266feb39af65e64616c1cllyco...3 days ago
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Bad Words in Schools - Over the past few years, I have volunteered in four local schools, in varied programs. And—as a retired veteran teacher—I understand why students’ identiti...3 days ago
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Seventeen states join a lawsuit that would eliminate federal protections for children with disabilities. Act now to stop them. - Seventeen states have initiated a lawsuit to eliminate Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 guarantees that individuals with disabi...4 days ago
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Louisiana: Mass Vaccination Dies in Favor of “Personal Choice.” - If it were only that easy: Do you want to contract polio? Measles? Smallpox? No? Well, now it is only a matter of personal choice: Just say you don’t want ...4 days ago
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Quick update on CEC election process, new video on Talkspace & WBAI radio show - Feb. 15, 2025 1. Parents: a quick note to let you know that the deadline to run for your District Community Education or Citywide Council is tomorrow, ...5 days ago
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Video: “Eyes On The Prize III” Is Coming To Max On February 25th - I don’t know about you, but I had no idea that HBO Max was coming out with a Part III of Eyes On The Prize! You can see earlier versions here. I’m adding...5 days ago
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The Way You Do Anything, Is The Way You Do Everything - “Lift up the hem of verbiage, peek below its frillies – what’s exposed? the hairy truth?” ― Joshua Cohen, Book of Numbers According to WordPress, I’ve pr...6 days ago
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NEW video about how NYC Dept of Health is enabling Talkspace to share teen personal data with social media platforms, undermining their mental health - Please watch the brief video above about how the online mental health company Talkspace, which has a $26M contract with the NYC Department of Health, ...1 week ago
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Watch our new video about Talkspace continuing violations of NYC teen privacy - Please watch the brief video above about how the online mental health company Talkspace, which has a $26M contract with the NYC Department of Health, conti...1 week ago
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What Does the U.S. Department of Education Do? Enforcing Laws to Protect Students - Americans might not understand how the US Department of Education (US DOE) statutes work or their importance. President Trump, former Education Secretary...1 week ago
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The Pedagogy of Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl Halftime Show - Can we talk about Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime performance for a bit? Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show stirred America’s cultural pot ov...1 week ago
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Catfight - When there’s a change in power on a school board, the hope of the electorate is that they have chosen serious people who will focus on issues of importance...1 week ago
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AI and the Transformation of Learning: My Recent Articles Available Online - AI has become perhaps the most talked about topic in education (actually every field), causing much fear and hope. I have published three articles on this ...1 week ago
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The US Department of Education Should not be Eliminated. Still, it must be reformed. - 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...1 week ago
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VIDEO: Jesse Hagopian’s Democracy Now! Interview on Trump’s Education Orders & the Fight to #TeachTruth - I had the honor of joining Democracy Now! to talk about Trump’s executive orders to abolish the Department of Education and defund schools that teach hones...2 weeks ago
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We are NOT going to leave the US - what is below the fold was written as a comment on a piece by Mikey Weinstein called “There are no words” but also after reading the piece by Phil in Den...2 weeks ago
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Dan Shelton Lawsuit Update: The Clock Is Ticking For The Christina 4 - Yesterday, the last of the Christina 4, which consists of Donald Patton, Naveed Baqir, Alethea Smith-Tucker and YF Lou, finally retained an attorney to rep...2 weeks ago
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New York City’s Hidden History – Freedom Day (reprint) - Huge civil rights protest, half a million, 60 years ago. And some of you might want to say, “but the March on Washington was sixty and a half years ago – a...2 weeks ago
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January Parent Engagement Resources - Participation in School Activities by Spanish- and English-speaking Parents of Enrolled Students: 1999–2019 Improve family communication with active listen...3 weeks ago
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Who is the new CEO of Teach For America? - 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...3 weeks ago
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“Ideas Are Easy, It Is Their Implementation That Is Hard” - I recently attended a most fulfilling education conference, FETC, The Future of Education Technology Conference. It was enlightening, uplifting, and inspir...4 weeks ago
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The Orange Turd feeds the racists - The Orange Turd has been feeding red meat to the millions of angry racists for the past 8 years. He has succeeded in hoodwinking these sad souls into placi...4 weeks ago
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Site Index - Updated December 31, 2024 - 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 ...1 month ago
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Juntos lo haremos - En el año que viene, tendremos que tomar decisiones difíciles sobre quienes queremos ser en cada comunidad y como nación. Ha sido un año muy intenso. Desde...1 month ago
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Malcolm & John David Washington Talk NFL, Christopher Nolan & ‘The Piano Lesson’ - 'The Washington brothers built their careers apart—until an irresistible project drew them together. In The *Piano Lesson*, they tackle a father’s thorny...2 months ago
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Defining Productivity, Cost, and Efficiency - 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...2 months ago
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“I’m Done With Him; He’s A Douchebag” …And Other Tales From Distant Doors And Stoops - 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...3 months ago
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Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary - 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...5 months ago
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Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased - This caught my attention: New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...6 months ago
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AIN’T IT AWFUL - 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 ...6 months ago
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Did Darryl Willie lie or interfere in the whistleblower investgation? Why not both? - 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...8 months ago
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What Country Has The Longest School Day? A Comprehensive Guide - In today’s fast-paced world, education plays a crucial role in shaping the future of individuals and nations...10 months ago
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Book Review: “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire” - 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
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Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than Ever - After 9 years of pounding my head against the wall - well, it seems like the wall is winning.1 year ago
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Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control - 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
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY (2024 Updated) - 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
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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies - POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the impact of Florida's new laws Continue reading1 year ago
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Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why: - 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
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Metaphors in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech - In this article, we will explore the powerful use of metaphors in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ... Read more1 year ago
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force - 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
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Tennis Memories from a Time When Racism and Anti-Semitism Still Prevailed - 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
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There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not. - 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
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Reason #1 to pick Dr. Grace over Mr. Walters: The future we’ve already seen - 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
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Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help. - [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
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STREET LIFE - My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a “colored” into the house.” I believed … Continue reading →2 years ago
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Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover - *“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...2 years ago
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Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane - 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
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Have You Heard Has a New Website - 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
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Follow me at Substack - 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
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights - 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
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights - 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
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College - [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
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Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade association - 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 ...3 years ago
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Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala - Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca artikel ini a...3 years ago
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CEJ’s Virtual Mayoral Candidate Forum; Racial Justice in Public Schools - On Thursday, February 18th, over 1,000 students, parents, educators, community members, and activists alike, joined CEJ to hear the mayoral candidates’ vis...3 years ago
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The Threat of Integration - 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
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New Teacher Evaluation Report Released by the Network for Public Education - 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
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www.job-applications.com - https://www.job-applications.com/bed-bath-and-beyond-job-application/4 years ago
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Teacher Creates National Database Tracking COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools - Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral, now hosted on a new NEA website.4 years ago
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Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit - 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
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We fight for a democracy worthy of us all! - 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
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Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids - 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
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The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69 - 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
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Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin - All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.4 years ago
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The Fight For Our Children - *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
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Love Grow Your Own (but not without the actual growth part) - 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
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Another attempted cash grab by the corporate ed crowd in Washington State: House Bill 2788 - 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
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Some of Our Graduates Don't Even Know How to Tighten a Nut - 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
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Read to Self: Just a Kid and a Book. - 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
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Keeping Progressive Schools Alive - Dear Friends and Colleagues, Happy New Year and a special thanks to those who respond to past blogs about choice, et al. I always mean to respond to each c...5 years ago
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Reminiscences - 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
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Just Asking for some Teachers I know. - 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
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Charging a terrified 10-year-old girl as a criminal is a very bad look for state attorney Dennis Ward - 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
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Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online - Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah perta...5 years ago
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Blaming Schools for Student Absences is Like Denouncing Doctors for Disease by Steven Singer - 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
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Jersey journalist roughed up at session sponsored by charter school groups - 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
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K12 Inc. Data Breach Puts thousands of students at risk - 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
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A Critique of Standards-Based Grading - 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
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My First and Last Visit to Hudson Yards - 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...5 years ago
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Reduced time for testing? Not so fast. - 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...5 years ago
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A Response to NorthJersey.com's Explosive "Cashing in on Charter Schools" Series - 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...5 years ago
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This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019 - 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
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The World According to Michelle Rhee - 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
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Libraries, books and overcoming the effect of poverty - *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
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TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair - *TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair* *** REGISTER HERE *** *From Puerto Rico to Chicago:* *Reclaiming and Reimagining Our Communities* Saturday, November 1...6 years ago
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Whose Opinions Matter in Education World? - 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
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Blockchain: Life on the Ledger - 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
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Book Review: The History of Institutional Racism in U.S. Public Schools (2018, Garn Press) by Susan DuFresne - 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
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Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of Students Reveals His Core Function - 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
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New Local Businesses in Sacramento - 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
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Lesson Plan: Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry - 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
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The Apotheosis of Betsy DeVos - 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...6 years ago
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A Teacher’s Tale in the Midst of the Terror in our Schools - 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 ...6 years ago
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Social Emotional Data. The new Cash Cow in the Corporate Assessment Industry - 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
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Education Is a Civic Question - 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
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Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary - 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
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Should We Be Grateful? - 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
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Parents Deserve to Know Who Is Being Appointed to State Board of Ed - 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
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An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers - 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
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller) - The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The film p...7 years ago
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CPS Targets Special Education Teacher Sarah Chambers - 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...7 years ago
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Farewell, Sleep - 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...7 years ago
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March is nearly over and I didn't do anything for WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - 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...7 years ago
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REPORT: States With the Best and Worst Schools - 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 ...7 years ago
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Test Refusal = People Power - 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...7 years ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of Humane District Themes - 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
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What Is To Be Done? Trump, the Election, and the Student Loan Crises - 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
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Prison Gerrymandering: Incarceration Weakens Vulnerable Voting Communities - 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
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Random Musings and Observations. . . . - 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
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WTU Headquarters On The Auction Block: Union Prez Liz Davis Doesn't Pay Property Tax! - *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
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AB 934: A LEGISLATIVE FIX FOR VERGARA? - 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
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To simply say you have a growth mindset does not mean you actually have one - 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
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MY NEW BLOG - 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
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Thank you - 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...8 years ago
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A brief appearance in the Black Panther documentary - 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
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GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat - *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
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I am Retiring - 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
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A Call To Action – Tweet For Principal Jamaal Bowman and CASA Middle School Students - 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...9 years ago
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Winter-Spring Speaking Schedule for Feminist Teacher, Ileana Jiménez - 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...9 years ago
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Joanne Barkan: One of my favorite writers on #EdReform… - 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
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New Beginnings: Kickstarter and EdWeek Teacher - 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
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Pay Teachers Less to Improve School Efficiency - hmmm! - As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I regularly visit, I came...10 years ago
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Chatham, NJ, superintendent Jim O'Neill strikes back at Christie contract criticism | APP.com | Asbury Park Press
Chatham, NJ, superintendent Jim O'Neill strikes back at Christie contract criticism
Jim O'Neill: Proposed pay caps are 'socialist'
JAKE REMALY • DAILY RECORD • DECEMBER 17, 2010
Jim O'Neill, superintendent of the School District of the Chathams, came out swinging today in response to the criticism leveled at him and his school board earlier this week by Gov. Chris Christie over the board's decision to extend O'Neill's contract beyond Christie's proposed pay caps.
In a statement to the Daily Record on Friday, O'Neill questioned Christie's base of support for his proposed caps - setting a limit on all superintendent salaries, based on the size of their district - a plan he called 'socialist.' O'Neill also said it was 'ludicrous' to believe he could trick the school board into paying him more than he deserved.
"If I was that good at hoodwinking bright people, I would not be superintendent," O'Neill said. "I would be
Teacher tenure, protests on line in education reform sessions - Beacon News
Teacher tenure, protests on line in education reform sessions
By Stephanie Lulay slulay@stmedianetwork.com Dec 17, 2010 8:08PM
Illinois State Representatives Keith Farnham and Linda Chapa LaVia converse during the House Committee on Education Reform panel discussion at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Ill., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. | Corey R. Minkanic~For Sun-Times Media
ARTICLE EXTRAS
AURORA — If some school reform advocates have their way, it could be more difficult for public school teachers to obtain tenure and for teachers unions to strike in Illinois.
On Thursday and Friday, a panel of eight state legislators gathered at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora to hear testimony about controversial measures that would affect Illinois public schools and teachers unions.
The possible reforms being considered by Illinois House members include making teacher tenure tougher to acquire, making it more difficult for teacher unions to strike and considering performance evaluations when a school decides to hire or fire.
State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia, D-Aurora, said these are issues some community leaders have been trying to fix for more than 20 years.
“I don’t know how rapidly we’ll be moving on possible legislation, but it’s been an extremely thoughtful discussion on all sides,” she said.
The Washington Teacher: WTU Insists Teachers Should Be Paid !
WTU Insists Teachers Should Be Paid !

On Wednesday, December 16, the Washington Teachers’ Union received complaints from members that due to an administrative error teachers and school personnel at Mann Elementary school located at 4430 Newark Street NW would not receive a full paycheck due them on December 17, 2010. One Mann Elementary school staffer led a valiant effort to try to get teachers their checks on time. Unfortunately many reasonable suggetsions to this problem were rejected.
The WTU diligently worked on behalf of our members starting Wednesday and insisted that teachers and school staff should receive a supplemental check prior to going on leave for the holidays. Unfortunately, due to new
Queens Teacher: Children First Or Is It Profits First?
Children First Or Is It Profits First?
Media Giant Faces Task of Honing Education Strategy
By RUSSELL ADAMS And JESSICA E. VASCELLARO

With two moves over two weeks, News Corp. has become one of the biggest players in the increasingly crowded field of corporate investors chasing the next technology to transform American education.
Now it has to hone its strategy.
Company executives say the foundation of the media conglomerate's push will be Wireless Generation, a Brooklyn, N.Y., maker of software and other tools to help schools evaluate and monitor student performance and tailor teaching plans accordingly. News Corp. plunked down $360 million last month for 90% of the company.
Rupert Murdoch, News Corp.'s chairman, has tapped outgoing New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to oversee the company's education initiative, a job Mr. Klein is to start next
“The Big Money” « Failing Schools
“The Big Money”
“Helpless”
Knowing What You Don't Know - Ed Thoughts
Knowing What You Don't Know - Ed Thoughts
Class Struggle - A plea for peace among petulant pundits
A plea for peace among petulant pundits
As the football season for my Redskins falls apart, I have become addicted to the shouting of sports talk radio. Great failures inspire irresistible passion and confrontation. The national debate over how to fix our failing schools attracts me for the same reason. But in my saner moments, I wish we were more considerate of those with whom we disagree.
I thought about this as I read a long and erudite assault on the views of historian and author Diane Ravitch by investor and charter school advocate Whitney Tilson. I know both Ravitch and Tilson. They are among my favorite commentators. For the sake of the schoolchildren we all care about, I wish they were more willing to give credit to ideological adversaries for the good sense and good works on all sides of the debate.
Tilson attacks Ravitch's latest book, “The Death and Life of the Great American School System,” as well as some of her recent magazine articles and speeches. Like many who read the book, Tilson believes it is a refutation of Ravitch's long support for more testing, higher standards, more charter schools and more parent choice. Tilson
Remainders: A “plea for peace” between two edu-pundits | GothamSchools
Remainders: A “plea for peace” between two edu-pundits
- A spending bill is pulled out of consideration meaning K-12 funding will likely be flat. (EdWeek)
- Rhee says Cathie Black will succeed because she did, but Rhee was basically fired. (Flypaper)
- Parents: How should Black change the arduous high school admissions process? (InsideSchools)
- Just like the State Department, teachers are learning the perils of promised confidentiality. (HuffPo)
- Jay Mathews issues a “plea for peace” to Diane Ravitch and Whitney Tilson. (Washington Post)
- Coming to comment threads: the Center for Education Reform’s “media bullpen” (Linda Perlstein)
- That’s 300 comments per day/per staffer, funded by the Gates Foundation. (Schools Matter)
- States’ interest in changing tenure rules is likely to continue into 2011. (EdWeek)
- Given funding to start a service program, a D.C. school isn’t sure where it went. (Washington Post)
My Tentative Embrace of Left-Libertarianism | Lefty Parent
My Tentative Embrace of Left-Libertarianism
Natomas deal struck in bid to avert state takeover - Latest News - sacbee.com
Natomas deal struck in bid to avert state takeover
Ken Mac Pherson, a teacher at Inderkum High School, expresses his frustrations while asking a question during an informational meeting Tuesday on the Natomas Unified School District's financial situation. A state takeover of the district is looming.
Education Equality Project director departs, future in question | GothamSchools
Education Equality Project director departs, future in question
An education advocacy group launched by Chancellor Joel Klein and the Reverend Al Sharpton over two years ago has lost its director and faces an uncertain future.
Unveiled in 2008 in Washington D.C., the Education Equality Project was intended to influence discussion of education policy in the presidential election. (Remember those wars — manufactured or not — within the Democratic party?) It was also a way for Klein to broadcast his views on a national scale, much like former D.C. schools superintendent Michelle Rhee is doing with her new advocacy group, StudentsFirst.
After Arne Duncan was named Secretary of Education, EEP seemed to lose steam. Now comes news (viaedReformer) that EEP director Ellen Winn is leaving for a job at 50CAN, where she’ll be in charge of expanding
Afternoon Update: Education Week: From the Wires
FROM THE WIRES
Effectiveness council gets some advice | EdNewsColorado
Effectiveness council gets some advice
Three superintendents and two education lobbyists had some clear words of caution Friday for the State Council for Educator Effectiveness, which is working to develop frameworks for new teacher and principal evaluation systems.
“Give us general guidelines” on evaluation said Aurora Superintendent John Barry, commenting on the recurring but unfinished council discussion about how detailed and prescriptive on school districts the state should be in setting up evaluation systems under the new educator