STUDENT VOICE - ZACK KOPPLIN
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-governor-of-la-halt-the-implementation-of-louisiana-s-creationist-voucher-program# 19 year-old student Zach Kopplin started this petition. Check it out. Zack testified Tuesday before the BESE board and offered research indicating that at least 20 of the approved voucher receiving parochial schools have replaced approved state science curriculum with creationism supported texts - thus making them ineligible under John White's own criteria for voucher approval. For further discussion about this issue see Diane Ravitch's blog and the comments that f... more »
ALEC BRIBES FOR LOUISIANA LEGISLATORS?
http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/07/11651/legislators-solicit-corporate-cash-attend-alec-utah-meeting Published on Center for Media and Democracy (http://www.prwatch.org) Home > Legislators Solicit Corporate Cash to Attend ALEC Utah Meeting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGISLATORS SOLICIT CASH TO ATTEND ALEC UTAH MEETING by Sara Jerving [1] — July 24, 2012 - 7:31am ] A letter from a Louisiana state representative asking a corporate representative for money is another example of the American Legislative Exchange Council [5] (ALEC)... more »
TESTED: WHY STANDARDIZED TESTS DON'T MAKE SENSE
This graphic was provided by Accredited Online Colleges.com http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2012/standardized-testing/ *PLEASE PROVIDE ATTRIBUTION WITH THIS CONTENT* [image: standardized testing infographic]
90-DAY COMMENT PERIOD FOR VOUCHER ACCOUNTABILITY PROPOSAL
*Tuesday’s vote sets in motion a 90-day comment period during which the public may suggest changes in the policy to BESE. After that period, the rules will become part of a department policy bulletin. People who wish to suggest changes can contact BESE at 225-342-5840.* This post by the Louisiana Federation of Teachers reveals a fact that completely passed my sphere of awareness at BESE's meeting during which they approved John White's new "accountability" proposal for voucher schools. Certainly proper procedure and process for BESE is often muddled and manipulated and this provisi...more »
NEGLIGENCE - BEGINS WITH BESE BUT ENDS IN THE CLASSROOM
Personal experiences are the best way to convey the realities of life stories without the spin. My own personal experience mirrored that of the last teacher quoted in this story. The "reform" movement designed to aid and abet the privatization of public education continues to attack the teaching profession in order to achieve its goals of removing collective bargaining, moving public dollars into the private sector, and thus undermine the ability of citizens to participate in the control of their own schools and communities. Supt. White says that parents know best how their children... more »