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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

When Youth Get Involved « Diane Ravitch's blog

When Youth Get Involved « Diane Ravitch's blog:


When Youth Get Involved

A reader in Louisiana points out that the research I cited this morning was prepared by a 19-year-old who is fighting for quality education and real science education, not religious indoctrination. This is an uphill battle in Louisiana today, in light of the state’s decision to give public funding to schools that teach creationism as science.
 The young man whose blog you cited, Zach Kopplin – 19,  is a shining example of the ability and power that our youth have when they speak out and take action against injustice and just plain bad policy.   Zach has recorded a video for me to share at the Save Our Schools People’s Convention August 3-5 explaining his work to repeal Louisiana’s Creationist law when it was proposed. I will publish it on my blog as soon as  



Has UTLA Been Pounded into Submission?

A story in the Los Angeles Times says that the United Teachers of Los Angeles has agreed to permit test scores to be part of teachers’ evaluations.
This is in response to a lawsuit brought by EdVoice on behalf of anonymous parents. EdVoice is one of those organizations funded by the Gates Foundation and other members of the billionaire boys’ club who will never leave teachers alone until they teach to the test.
I hope this is not true. As we have seen again and again, judging teachers by the test scores of their students is