The Charter Money Trail
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Following public dollars through a traditional school district is, by
comparison, straightforward. District budgets are public record. Board
meetings are o...
ICYMI: Oh, September (9/6)
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I can always see the big May crunch coming from a mile away, but September
usually just sneaks up on me and suddenly--BAM-- I am up to my ears in One
Damn ...
Day 1 for the New Congress
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If Dems don't do this, they will have failed us entirely.
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ICE Creates a NewData Base
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A new day, a new fascist plot by the Trump admin.
This time the threat is coming via ICE. And no, it’s not the threat DHS
Secretary Markwayne Mullin ...
Randi’s Weekly Report: ‘We Are Not Powerless’
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Watch now | In my new video, I share the findings from our new educator
survey, revealing a profession in crisis—teachers stressed about rising
costs and i...
Why Does Teacher Pay Matter?
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A recent story on America’s growing teacher shortage indicates a real
problem – nearly half a million teaching positions unfilled or filled with
temporary ...
Nasty, Uncontrollable, Hopelessly Feral
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"I really can't stand children."
It's a sentiment I occasionally encounter upon informing a stranger of the
work I do. It always rocks me back on my he...
Gary Rubinstein's Blog: By One Dishonest Measure
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Gary Rubinstein's Blog: By One Dishonest Measure
A loaded question that education reformers like to ponder is: Exactly how
many students in the boroughs o...
FL: State Wants To Run Church Business
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The Catholic Church and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier are in the
midst of an argument about who runs Catholic private schools.
Catholic private s...
Which Honeypot Would Work on You?
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A honeypot feels like desire fulfilled, not danger approaching. I’ve been
binge-watching Lioness the past week, and I am finally caught up through
Season 3...
SPI Celebrates 1 Million CalKIDS Accounts
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California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond
celebrates 1 million CalKIDS accounts, highlights financial literacy in
Monterey County.
DOE presentation on their AI guidance
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The following slides were presented to the AI Moratorium Coalition steering
commitee on Sept. 1, 2026. The last slide has bullet points made up of
response...
How Do We Stop a Coup? We Organize
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Just like you, there are many people in this country who want to save our
democracy. And if we organize, we can, Many of us in the United States are
asking...
The Light She Left Behind
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“Those we love don’t go away, they sit beside us every day.” — Liane
Moriarty, Big Little Lies Forgive us if we are a little sad here in
Tennessee. We lost...
The Great and Irreplaceable Dolly Parton
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If the state of the world has you down, here’s a reprieve, two interviews
with the great Dolly Parton. The first is my extended interview with her,
13 yea...
Who Wants a Raise?
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Everyone. And if you are a UFTer (and not a retiree), you are getting one.
But get this. A new paraprofessional is getting a raise of $803/year. Man,
do th...
Research Studies Of The Week
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I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can
be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I
think a...
AI Bogus EdTech Scheme
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By Thomas Ultican 8/24/2026 Big technology oligarchs are pushing their
dangerous not-ready-for-prime-time artificial intelligence (AI) products
into Americ...
SQ 844: How is this better?
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In plain terms, the new language gives the Legislature the authority to
establish both the amount and methodology for distributing ad valorem
reimbursement...
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It's time to Revise Louisiana's
School Curriculum
Present standards do not allow for individual differences and life goals
For the last 15 years Louisiana'...
Time to change our Nation’s Diaper
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It’s time to change our nation’s diaper. Our national identity now reeks
due to our inability to clean out the mess caused by the Orange Turd.
Corruption i...
GLP-1 Meds for Kids? Some Info.
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Like many consumers of television and social media, I have been bombarded
with ads for GLP-1s (short for glucagon-like peptide-1). The ads are
everywhere. ...
By One Dishonest Measure
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A loaded question that education reformers like to ponder is: Exactly how
many students in the boroughs of New York City are trapped in failing
schools? In...
1776
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__________
“The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and
conduct of this army…. We have, therefore, resolved to conquer...
May’s Parent Engagement Resources
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San Diego Unified Created a System to ‘Empower’ Parents. It Unraveled is
from The Voice of San Diego. Why Those Disengaged Parents in Your School
Deserve a...
Reflections on America, the world, and life
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I acknowledge that I rarely post here anymore. Folks should remember that I
am approaching my 80th birthday in less than 9 weeks, I am still teaching
ful...
Shutting Down The Site
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Ten years ago, I ran for a seat on the LAUSD School Board of Education with
the goal to *Change the LAUSD*.
I am proud of the campaign we ran. We achieve...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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I’ve moved.
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I’m on Substack now. You can continue to receive periodic posts for free.
Or you can read every post and comment for $5 a month, $60 a year.
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
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conte...
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...
charlotteobserver.com - Posted: Sunday, May. 29, 2011 From Jack Eiselt, a sophomore at Myers Park High School: Recently, as part of Pay for Performance, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has started making students in experie...
nyceducator.com - US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today lamented that only a third of Joplin, Missouri was leveled by tornadoes. "Unfortunately, the fact that so much of the city remains standing will not enab...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Love In Eights [Draft] | The Jose VilsonLove In Eights [Draft]by JoseTo understand how I got to this point isTo ask a man to uproot weedsclinging to the webs of his own feetTo see through the fog t...
charlotteobserver.com - Posted: Monday, May. 30, 2011 EDITOR'S NOTE: Young Voices is an e-mail forum for students college age and younger. Responses are published twice a month in the print newspaper and here online. Abig...
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - I’m not an education reporter. I’m just a guy with a computer and a healthy amount of skepticism and internet access. I also am someone whose been in education for twenty years and am fearful abo...
washingtonpost.com - --This was written by Charles Duerr, who has taught for nine years at a Title 1 elementary school in Bellevue, Washington. A National Board Certified Teacher, Duerr read the following statement to ...
articles.philly.com - He and his wife, Danielle, have contributed $763,929 to candidates and committees since January 2000, mostly to Republican efforts, records show.At Penn, Gureghian becomes one of four state-appoint...
washingtontimes.com - As Congress and the Obama administration weigh a major reform of education policy, the government should overhaul testing methods that have handcuffed teacher creativity and done little to boost st...
huffingtonpost.com - U.S. Park Police arrested five people on Saturday at the Jefferson Memorial. Their offense? Dancing.The dancers were protesting an appeals court ruling handed down last week that the national monum...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Office of Governor Jerry Brown - NewsroomPROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIAOn Memorial Day, we pay tribute to Americans who have suffered and died in war.The custom of marking ...
preaprez.wordpress.com - We thought the vote might be last Friday. Then Saturday. But Saturday they adjourned early for the Memorial Day holiday. They reconvened last night. It was long enough to turn SB 175, which had bee...
npr.org - Enlarge Courtesy of America: Now and Here New York-based artist Andres Serrano's America (Jewel-Joy Stevens, America's Little Yankee Miss) is one of many works included in "America: Now and Here." ...
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 5:36 pm, May 30, 2011 Photo Credits: Treasures from Latin America The head of the United Nations agency tasked with preserving the world’s cultural heritage endorsed recommendations to...
theatlanticwire.com - In his new book Primetime Propaganda, conservative writer and columnist David Shapiro called the seemingly innocuous show Sesame Street a vehicle for spreading left-wing propaganda, according to th...
preaprez.wordpress.com - Make no mistake about who was behind this attack on teacher pensions. When GOP House Leader Tom Cross and House Speaker Michael Madigan issued their statement saying they were pulling the pension k...
sj-r.com - A bill that would increase the amount of money most current public employees would have to pay for their pensions has been shelved. House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, and House Minority Lead...
preaprez.wordpress.com - Make no mistake about who was behind this attack on teacher pensions. When GOP House Leader Tom Cross and House Speaker Michael Madigan issued their statement saying they were pulling the pension k...
illinois.statehousenewsonline.com - By Andrew Thomason Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pat Quinn’s voice has been notably absent in public discourse about many topics in the General Assembly as the end of its spring ses...
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 3:47 pm, May 30, 2011 Photo Credits: Memorial Day Important Holiday Forty-nine percent (49%) of Americans view Memorial Day as one of the nation’s most important holidays. A new Rasmus...
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 12:45 pm, May 30, 2011 Photo Credits: HIspanics in the Military The following is a poignant message from Reform Immigration FOR America that honors our troops and the many Hispanics in...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Robert Reich (The Truth About the American Economy)The Truth About the American Economy8 people liked thisThe U.S. economy continues to stagnate. It’s growing at the rate of 1.8 percent, which is b...
momsrising.org - From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org Do you understand how come it got so bad for so many households these days? I’ve been lo...
34years.tumblr.com - 60 notes May 30, 2011 robertreich:The U.S. economy continues to stagnate. It’s growing at the rate of 1.8 percent, which is barely growing at all. Consumer spending is down. It’s vital that we unde...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Robert Reich (The Truth About the American Economy)The Truth About the American Economy8 people liked thisThe U.S. economy continues to stagnate. It’s growing at the rate of 1.8 percent, which is b...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: A T-Shirt for Arne DuncanA T-Shirt for Arne Duncanby skrashenA T-Shirt for Arne DuncanSent to the NY Daily News, May 30, 2011The Daily News mentioned that school officials at the Ea...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Christie, GOP want to eliminate Supreme Court's power to rule on school fundingChristie, GOP want to eliminate Supreme Court's power to rule on school fundingby Mike ...
tweetdeck.com - Coopmike48#quote Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they? - George CarlinLong post from Deck.ly...
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