Hope for the Children of Chicago: Despite Rahm
Ms. Katie is one of the best education bloggers out there. She has deep experience working with children in need, she is passionate, and she writes from the heart.
In this post, she explains what the Chicago Teachers Union won for the children of Chicago.
And she makes clear why Rahm Emanuel should stop saying he is doing it “for the children,” for “our children.” He has not earned that right. Who is he doing “it” for? Why does he want to close another 100 public schools and turn them over to private managers? Read on.
In this post, she explains what the Chicago Teachers Union won for the children of Chicago.
And she makes clear why Rahm Emanuel should stop saying he is doing it “for the children,” for “our children.” He has not earned that right. Who is he doing “it” for? Why does he want to close another 100 public schools and turn them over to private managers? Read on.
Are These Innovative Practices?
An article in the Washington Post describes the high rates of suspension and expulsion at some of DC’s charter schools.
They say they do it to keep the other children safe.
Charter advocates like to say that public schools should learn from their innovative practices. Kicking kids out is
They say they do it to keep the other children safe.
Charter advocates like to say that public schools should learn from their innovative practices. Kicking kids out is
A Dialogue About Taxing the Rich
I received a comment this morning from a reader who explained why she was voting for Romney. Here is her comment and my response.
I love reading your blog Ms. Ravitch, but I totally disagree with this post. This teacher will vote for Romney because I do not believe in the re-distribution of wealth. I do believe that if you can’t produce an ID at the voting booth, you should not be allowed to vote. I believe that taxing the rich heavily will mean less hiring. I actually believe in one flat tax for all. As a woman, I believe that if you can’t afford birth control, then don’t have sex.
I love reading your blog Ms. Ravitch, but I totally disagree with this post. This teacher will vote for Romney because I do not believe in the re-distribution of wealth. I do believe that if you can’t produce an ID at the voting booth, you should not be allowed to vote. I believe that taxing the rich heavily will mean less hiring. I actually believe in one flat tax for all. As a woman, I believe that if you can’t afford birth control, then don’t have sex.
K12 Online Schools Exposed
A lawsuit in Virginia, where the K12 for-profit virtual schools corporation is based, has brought out some dirty linen.
Among the allegations are that K12 relies upon churn to produce high revenues and that some teachers have a class size of 400 students.
Follow the links and read the document. It’s fascinating and alarming.
This is the scam that Jeb Bush and zbob Wise are promoting as 21st century learning. They call it
Among the allegations are that K12 relies upon churn to produce high revenues and that some teachers have a class size of 400 students.
Follow the links and read the document. It’s fascinating and alarming.
This is the scam that Jeb Bush and zbob Wise are promoting as 21st century learning. They call it
A True Story: How Parents and Teachers Saved Their School
Will Hollywood make this movie?
It is not “based on a true story.”
It is a true story.
It is a story of parents and teachers in Red Hook, Brooklyn, who joined together to fight off the invasion of a
Who Owns the Public Schools?
It is not “based on a true story.”
It is a true story.
It is a story of parents and teachers in Red Hook, Brooklyn, who joined together to fight off the invasion of a
Who Owns the Public Schools?
When the issue of the “parent trigger” first arose, my first question was why the parents of a school should be given the power to “seize control” and give the school to a private corporation? Should the tenants of a public housing project have the same power to privatize their building? How about the patrons of a public library? The riders on a public bus?
I wrote nearly a year ago:
“To me, a public school is a public trust. It doesn’t belong to the students who are currently enrolled in it or their parents or to the teachers who currently teach in it. All of them are part of the school community, and that
I wrote nearly a year ago:
“To me, a public school is a public trust. It doesn’t belong to the students who are currently enrolled in it or their parents or to the teachers who currently teach in it. All of them are part of the school community, and that
A Romney Presidency?
This reader spells out the price of electing Romney and Ryan:
I completely agree with you and the author of the original post. It’s all well and good to promote ideological purity when it’s only your own neck on the line. When I was in law school, my torts professor challenged us to always consider this when making a policy decision: Who pays the price? Who bears the burden?
Who would pay the price for a Romney Ryan presidency? Even if we assume Obama is “the same” as Romney-
I completely agree with you and the author of the original post. It’s all well and good to promote ideological purity when it’s only your own neck on the line. When I was in law school, my torts professor challenged us to always consider this when making a policy decision: Who pays the price? Who bears the burden?
Who would pay the price for a Romney Ryan presidency? Even if we assume Obama is “the same” as Romney-
Taking Testing too Far!
A press release describes a shocking new initiative: the New York City Department of Education will pilot Pearson’s new in-the-womb test for fetuses.
The esteemed research entity and public relations firm Students Last was first to break the news.
Lighten up.
The esteemed research entity and public relations firm Students Last was first to break the news.
Lighten up.