When a school board member w/master’s degrees and plenty of successful work expe…
When a school board member w/master's degrees and plenty of successful work experience fails the standardized test given to 10th graders, is it the adult who's a failure, or the test & its designers?When an adult took standardized tests forced on kidsw... more »
Now comes the jockeying for prominence in the numerous ballot initiatives seekin…
Now comes the jockeying for prominence in the numerous ballot initiatives seeking to qualify for Nov 2012 in CA. There's too little revenue, that's for sure. See this Courage Campaign proposal to raise taxes on the top 1% of the state's earners -- the ... more »
A Washington, DC parent explains why "school choice" creates winners & losers, a…
A Washington, DC parent explains why "school choice" creates winners & losers, and when combined w/school closures, leaves too many kids in the cold. Why School Choice Failswww.nytimes.comSchool reforms that promote choice and competition inevitably hu... more »
756 principals of NY schools rebel against the use of NY’s teacher evaluation sy…
756 principals of NY schools rebel against the use of NY's teacher evaluation system tied to student standardized tests, a consequence of NY winning Race to the Top funds. H/T SUPPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, cc Parents Across AmericaMore Principals Join Teache...more »
A teacher w/50 years of classroom experience criticizes the unrealistic standard…
A teacher w/50 years of classroom experience criticizes the unrealistic standards of Common Core Standards -- burden for kids/teachers, boon to testing companies? Choking on the Common Core Standardswww.washingtonpost.com...in looking through the names... more »
Billionaires make education policy by fiat through their charitable foundations….
Billionaires make education policy by fiat through their charitable foundations. Knock it off -- you're undermining democracy & privatizing public schools.Joanne Barkan on How Billionaires Rule Our Schoolswww.youtube.comJoanne Barkan, writing in Dissen... more »
Gates Foundation donates $400,000 to ultra-right, corporatist group ALEC (Am Leg…
Gates Foundation donates $400,000 to ultra-right, corporatist group ALEC (Am Legis Exchange Council) to push privatization of public ed in the states. So much for Gates' liberal/libertarian credibility. cc Parents Across America, Awake The State, SOS M... more »
Newt Gingrich’s stupid idea to hire poor children as school janitors gets the ro…
Newt Gingrich's stupid idea to hire poor children as school janitors gets the roasting it deserves, via @ElonJames. Give kids hope & opportunity instead. cc MOMocrats Newt's remarks remind you of a lawmaker who once said that "hunger is motivating"? SH... more »
Gail Collins gets it: virtual homeschooling has no research supporting its effec…
Gail Collins gets it: virtual homeschooling has no research supporting its effectiveness, & there's a double standard whereby online charters w/poor graduation rates are excused but the same results at a brick & mortar school labels that neighborhood s...more »
$24 million to Seminole County, FL charter schools that have disappeared due to…
$24 million to Seminole County, FL charter schools that have disappeared due to "charter applicants that have no real education experience, no real financial backing, and no expertise in managing large budgets..." No accountability, and charter school ... more »