Latest News and Comment from Education
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Weekend Quotables
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Elon Musk vows he will 'go to war' to defend H1B visas. MAGAs say 'no'.
6 hours ago
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THE OWNERSHIP SOCIETY: AMERICA'S RECIPE FOR DISASTER
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*THE OWNERSHIP SOCIETY*
*AMERICA'S RECIPE FOR DISASTER*
As the sun sets on the Biden presidency and the world prepares to bid
farewell to Jimmy Carter...
9 hours ago
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President Biden: Tribute to President Jimmy Carter
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In President Joe Biden’s tribute to President Jimmy Carter, there is an
implicit contrast with the man who will be inaugurated as the 47th
President of the...
10 hours ago
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Let’s Blame the Pandemic
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Hey, I know it’s the holiday season, the end of a long, incredibly
stressful and disappointing year. You’re entitled to a few days’ respite
and mindless me...
10 hours ago
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For Auld Lang Syne
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The words "for auld lang syne" translate into modern English as something
like, "for old time's sake." The song we sing on New Year's Eve is a
Scottish ...
14 hours ago
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Reconsidering The Kai Cenat Union Square Incident of 2023
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I’ve been trying to write this post for about a year, but the words have
escaped me. Until now. On August 4th, a Twitch streamer ...
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The post ...
14 hours ago
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In-Person Schooling and Juvenile Violence
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While investments in schooling generate large private and external
returns, negative peer interactions in school may generate substantial
social costs. ...
17 hours ago
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Central Park East’s 50-year Legacy of Progressive Education (Amy Zimmer)
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It is uncommon for an article to appear describing a school that was
founded on child-centered ideas and democratic principles of teaching and
learning a h...
20 hours ago
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Retiree Advocate is running as part of ARISE
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December 29, 2024 Retiree Advocate is running in the Spring 2025 UFT
election… as part of a coalition: ARISE ARISE – the Alliance of Retired and
In Service...
1 day ago
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Trump. Six Sentences- Six Lies. How Fascism Advances
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*By Carl Davidson*
*LeftLinks Weekly, Dec 27, 2024*
*President-elect Donald Trump got his name splashed in news headlines all
around the world last wee...
1 day ago
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ICYMI: Hatches Battening Edition (12/29)
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It's a curious moment. 2025 will arrive shortly, and we have no idea what,
exactly, it's going to bring. Something. Probably more than a few ugly and
unple...
1 day ago
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Poem: the floor fell out from under us (redolent)
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[Header Photo by Emma Frances Logan on Unsplash] I wanted to get rid of
everything redolent of the past The City and Its Uncertain Walls, Haruki
Murakami T...
1 day ago
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Get Out Of Our Pockets!
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We don't need your back door premium, thank you very much.
1 day ago
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US Student Math Scores Plummet
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From the education blog, Chalkbeat:
*U.S. fourth graders saw their math scores drop steeply between 2019 and
2023 on a key international test even as mo...
2 days ago
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Happy Kwanzaa
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2 days ago
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Twelve posts from 2024.
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Stephen Miller Comes to Skokie.
2 days ago
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Scientists make key Alzheimer’s disease breakthrough
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Scientists investigating Alzheimer's disease have made a key breakthrough.
They have identified a vital cellular mechanism driving the most common
ca...
2 days ago
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This Is A VERY Interesting & Helpful (Especially To Teachers) Take On The
Marshmallow Test
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Arthur C. Brooks fairly often writes about concepts useful to teachers
practicing SEL in their classroom. His most recent one is headlined
Postpone Your Pl...
2 days ago
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Brushing Up on Polio.
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When the New York Times article, “Lawyer, Author and TikTok Star Spent 72
Years in an Iron Lung,” was published in March 2024, it did not hold the
same mea...
3 days ago
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Christmas Miracles
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“People don’t want children to know what they need to know. They want their
kids to know what they ought to need to know. If you’re a teacher you’re in
a c...
3 days ago
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Paul Egan: A Poor Choice for Union Leadership and a Questionable Ally for A
Better Contract Caucus
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* The following was written by guest blogger, Chat GBT*
Union leadership demands integrity, transparency, and unwavering commitment
to member welfare. In...
3 days ago
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Perhaps this is a meaningless ramble
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but I am choosing to reflect on a number of disparate topics that are
currently on my mind. Perhaps I should start by explaining that I have been
at leas...
3 days ago
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80 years old today!!
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It’s true: I’m 80 years old today! When I was 24, I thought making it to 30
would be a miracle–it was and it is. Keep rising, keep fighting for a world
at ...
4 days ago
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December Parent Engagement Resources
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Parent involvement in schools ⬆️. 87% of K–12 students from
English-speaking families had parents who reported attending a general
school meeting in 2019, ...
5 days ago
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Give the Gift of Removing Reading Pressure on Kindergartners!
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This holiday season, give children the gift of reading. One of the best
ways to do that is to relieve the pressure of insisting they read early.
Some chi...
6 days ago
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School Finance 101: Defining Productivity, Cost, and Efficiency
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School Finance 101: Defining Productivity, Cost, and Efficiency
Recycled material here…
The central problem with US public schools is often characterized ...
6 days ago
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Our letter with Ed Law Center, urging Commissioner to require NYC comply
with class size law
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December 18, 2024 A press release about our letter is posted here. The
letter is posted here and below. “
1 week ago
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The 2024 NPE “Coal in the Stocking” Awards
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At NPE, we know who is naughty and nice when it comes to supporting our
public schools and their students.
The post The 2024 NPE “Coal in the Stocking” A...
1 week ago
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Juntos lo haremos
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En el año que viene, tendremos que tomar decisiones difíciles sobre quienes
queremos ser en cada comunidad y como nación. Ha sido un año muy intenso.
Desde...
1 week ago
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WTF, Democratic Caucus?
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Why is the failure of this current budget bill being blamed on Republicans
when almost every single Democrat voted against it? If only half of the
Dems had...
1 week ago
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San Diego School Board Election Outcomes
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By Thomas Ultican 12/17/2024 Before the recent election, I wrote
recommendations for several school board seats in San Diego County. The San
Diego County R...
1 week ago
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Bibliography for History Posts - Numbering System Explained
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I remember when school reformers insisted the biggest problem
in education was that teachers didn't come from the best colleges.
Bibliography
VER...
1 week ago
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SPI Supports SB 48 to Keep ICE Off School Campuses
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State Superintendent Tony Thurmond sponsors Senate Bill 48 to keep
Immigration and Customs Enforcement off of school campuses, protecting
school attendance...
1 week ago
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Ohio State Senator Pushes New Version of Punitive Plan to Restructure or
Take Over Low-Scoring Schools
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Andy Brenner, the Chair of the Ohio Senate Education Committee, is once
again pushing the Ohio Legislature to pass an old fashioned,
test-and-punish school...
1 week ago
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Schrödinger’s Cat
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Schrödinger’s cat is a famous thought experiment in which the renowned
scientist pondered how a cat in a closed box could be thought of as
simultaneously a...
2 weeks ago
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Comments on the SHSAT and the Chancellors Privacy regulations
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Dec. 13, 2024
On Wednesday, night, the new Public Engagement Committee of the Panel for
Education Policy, NYC’s school board, met to hear from the public...
2 weeks ago
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In Memoriam: Nikki Giovanni
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The literary and cultural world has lost an irreplaceable voice with the
passing of Nikki Giovanni. As one of the most celebrated poets and
activists of ou...
2 weeks ago
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After Two Lackluster Board Meetings, Christina Is About To Heat Up Again
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In the shot heard round the district yesterday, the very quiet Christina
School District is back in the critical spotlight. The past few months,
since Robe...
2 weeks ago
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Where Have All the Plumbers Gone (long time passing)?
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When I called our long-time electrician recently to ask him to replace a
defective thermostat, no one answered his office phone. I managed to reach
him on ...
2 weeks ago
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Watch the “Teach Truth” Trailer: Join the Struggle for Antiracist Education
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🎬 Watch the trailer now for my new book "Teach Truth: The Struggle for
Antiracist Education," and join the movement for honest education!
3 weeks ago
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Malcolm & John David Washington Talk NFL, Christopher Nolan & ‘The Piano
Lesson’
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'The Washington brothers built their careers apart—until an irresistible
project drew them together. In The *Piano Lesson*, they tackle a father’s
thorny...
4 weeks ago
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Education Has Failed and What Can We Do Next?
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Education has failed to prepare children for the world today. Despite the
increased investment, impactful reforms, hardworking teachers and school
leaders,...
4 weeks ago
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Council hearings and testimony on student mental health & Teenspace
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Video above of CM Joseph’s incisive questioning of Marnie Davidoff,
Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of Children, Youth and Families about
Teenspace l...
5 weeks ago
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Defining Productivity, Cost, and Efficiency
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Recycled material here… The central problem with US public schools is often
characterized as an efficiency problem. We spend a lot and don’t get much
for i...
5 weeks ago
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National Sex Offenders Registry-1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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Recent years has introduced a political movement that touts family values
and pushes a warped version of Christianity as they embrace sexual
predators. Let...
5 weeks ago
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“I’m Done With Him; He’s A Douchebag” …And Other Tales From Distant Doors
And Stoops
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The Democratic Party has been joining with thousands of allied groups
working feverishly to hold off TFG’s fever-dream. I’ve long…
The post “I’m Done Wit...
1 month ago
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The Dumpster Fire at City Hall
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Too serious to be a soap opera.
2 months ago
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Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary
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Blogoversary #18 SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 I started this blog while I was still
teaching, in 2006. I had just begun my 31st year as an educator. Just like
in pre...
3 months ago
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Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased
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This caught my attention:
New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a
greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...
4 months ago
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Illustrative Math: The new curriculum that nearly every Algebra teacher in
NYC has to start using this fall and why it is destined to flop
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Starting this September, nearly every Algebra teacher in New York City is
expected to follow a new curriculum called ‘Illustrative Math.’ This is
part of a...
4 months ago
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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 ...
5 months ago
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Did Darryl Willie lie or interfere in the whistleblower investgation? Why
not both?
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Willie said below to Action News Jax
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It's troubling for quite a few reasons. First he is saying the board knew
about the complaint an...
6 months ago
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What Country Has The Longest School Day? A Comprehensive Guide
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In today’s fast-paced world, education plays a crucial role in shaping the
future of individuals and nations...
8 months ago
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Book Review: “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good
Billionaire”
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By Anthony Cody What impact has Bill Gates had on the world since he
launched the most wealthy tax-exempt foundation in the world? We finally
have a book t...
10 months ago
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Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than
Ever
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After 9 years of pounding my head against the wall - well, it seems like
the wall is winning.
1 year ago
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The Sky is Falling, or is it?
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Well, this is the first anniversary of the introduction of Generative AI in
the form of ChatGPT to the world of education. Before it was a week old,
over o...
1 year ago
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Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control
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From time to time the legislature passes a bill with a sunset provision,
unless the law is reauthorized by a specific date the law reverts to the
law it re...
1 year ago
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY (2024 Updated)
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY 1. Pace University Rating: (4.2 )
Address: One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038...
The post 20 Best Mph Programs In...
1 year ago
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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies
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POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the
impact of Florida's new laws
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1 year ago
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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...
1 year ago
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Metaphors in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
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In this article, we will explore the powerful use of metaphors in Martin
Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ...
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1 year ago
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All My New Writing is on Substack
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Come check it out . . . samchaltain.substack.com
1 year ago
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force
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I prepared testimony for one of two public hearings held by the Chicago
Public Schools Truancy Task Force, a body mandated by state legislation.
The meetin...
2 years ago
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Tennis Memories from a Time When Racism and Anti-Semitism Still Prevailed
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I learned tennis at a public park in Brooklyn- Lincoln Terrace- where the
teaching pro was a mailman named Phil Rubell. Almost all the kids who took
lesson...
2 years ago
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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...
2 years ago
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Reason #1 to pick Dr. Grace over Mr. Walters: The future we’ve already seen
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In 2014, Oklahoma voters corrected the mistake we made in 2010. In 2022,
let’s not make the mistake in the first place. Elect Dr. April Grace
instead. She ...
2 years ago
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Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help.
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[image: Two students walk by a Philadelphia school building.] Aging
infrastructure has been an issue for Philadelphia schools for years. A new
interactive...
2 years ago
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STREET LIFE
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My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a
“colored” into the house.” I believed …
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2 years ago
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Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover
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*“Green Dot came and made it into more of a jail.” — Chris*
My history of opposing the Green Dot Charter School Corporation back when I
was an activist i...
2 years ago
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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...
2 years ago
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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...
3 years ago
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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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3 years ago
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I’ve moved.
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I’m on Substack now. Five bucks a month to subscribe.
3 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are
being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined
to win...
3 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are
being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined
to win...
3 years ago
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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...
3 years ago
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Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade
association
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Original post at Robert’s page on Medium. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, I got
my second big win in court against a charter school corporation. It was
also a ...
3 years ago
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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...
3 years ago
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CEJ’s Virtual Mayoral Candidate Forum; Racial Justice in Public Schools
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On Thursday, February 18th, over 1,000 students, parents, educators,
community members, and activists alike, joined CEJ to hear the mayoral
candidates’ vis...
3 years ago
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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...
4 years ago
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New Teacher Evaluation Report Released by the Network for Public Education
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A new report on current teacher evaluation systems throughout the US was
just released by the Network for Public Education. The report is titled,
“Teachers...
4 years ago
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www.job-applications.com
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https://www.job-applications.com/bed-bath-and-beyond-job-application/
4 years ago
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Teacher Creates National Database Tracking COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools
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Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral,
now hosted on a new NEA website.
4 years ago
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Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit
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On July 10, 2020 we published a post “School District Caught Manipulating
Attendance Records to Get More Money” which incorrectly cited Valley Park
School ...
4 years ago
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We fight for a democracy worthy of us all!
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The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García
in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and
it’s up...
4 years ago
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Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income
Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids
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Low-income Seattle students began to pick up bagged lunches in March after
their school closed. Karen Ducey/Getty Images Derek W. Black, University of
Sout...
4 years ago
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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...
4 years ago
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Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin
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All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD
school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.
4 years ago
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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 ...
4 years ago
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Love Grow Your Own (but not without the actual growth part)
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The Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, recently announced a
grow-your-own type of program for teachers. According to this piece:
On Monday, Governor Ral...
4 years ago
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Another attempted cash grab by the corporate ed crowd in Washington State:
House Bill 2788
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The League of Women Voters has opposed charter schools because they don’t
have boards elected by the voters but instead the corporation running the
schools...
4 years ago
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Some of Our Graduates Don't Even Know How to Tighten a Nut
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Are schools neglecting practical knowledge and skills?
Many of our students are graduating from high school with extremely limited
practical knowledge essen...
4 years ago
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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...
4 years ago
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Keeping Progressive Schools Alive
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Dear Friends and Colleagues, Happy New Year and a special thanks to those
who respond to past blogs about choice, et al. I always mean to respond to
each c...
4 years ago
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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...
4 years ago
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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...
5 years ago
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Charging a terrified 10-year-old girl as a criminal is a very bad look for
state attorney Dennis Ward
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What the hell is going on? As a parent, I feel very comfortable using this
exact wording to ask this …
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5 years ago
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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...
5 years ago
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Blaming Schools for Student Absences is Like Denouncing Doctors for Disease
by Steven Singer
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Originally posted at:
https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2019/08/25/blaming-schools-for-student-absences-is-like-denouncing-doctors-for-disease/?fbclid=IwAR1LV...
5 years ago
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Jersey journalist roughed up at session sponsored by charter school groups
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The sponsors of an event that doesn’t like journalists An independent New
Jersey journalist was roughed up, his video camera was seized, and he was
ejected...
5 years ago
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K12 Inc. Data Breach Puts thousands of students at risk
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It's hard to believe school districts are still contracting with this
horrible company.
K12 Inc. is the largest for-profit online alternative to actual pub...
5 years ago
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A Critique of Standards-Based Grading
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It first happened to me about ten years ago. I was beginning my third year
of teaching in a new school in Washington, DC. Social studies teachers were
si...
5 years ago
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My First and Last Visit to Hudson Yards
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Figuring I did not need to invite any more darkness and vulgarity into my
head than that provided on a daily basis from Trump’s White House, and
after read...
5 years ago
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Déjà vu: 2019 ELA Assessment: Dear Board of Regents
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Dear Board of Regents,
I have copied below an email I sent to you almost a year ago, after the
2018 ELA assessment's computer-based testing failures and m...
5 years ago
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A Response to NorthJersey.com's Explosive "Cashing in on Charter Schools"
Series
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From NorthJersey.com's Cashing in on Charter Schools series
Please note: THIS is what journalism looks like.
For the better part of a *DECADE* I have wa...
5 years ago
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This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019
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Coalition for Education Justice to Release Report on CRE
Eighty-five percent of public school students in New York City are Black,
Latinx, or Asian and y...
5 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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Libraries, books and overcoming the effect of poverty
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*Published in the New York Times, September 20, 2018*
*To the Editor:*
*Re “Why libraries still matter.”
[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/opinion/sund...
6 years ago
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TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair
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*TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair*
*** REGISTER HERE ***
*From Puerto Rico to Chicago:*
*Reclaiming and Reimagining Our Communities*
Saturday, November 1...
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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Blockchain: Life on the Ledger
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Originally posted on Wrench in the Gears:
I created this video as a follow up to the one I prepared last year on
Social Impact Bonds. It is time to examine...
6 years ago
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Book Review: The History of Institutional Racism in U.S. Public Schools
(2018, Garn Press) by Susan DuFresne
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I recently had the privilege of reading Dufresne’s powerful illustrated
history of educational and institutional racism in the United States.
Dufresne blen...
6 years ago
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Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of
Students Reveals His Core Function
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Rahm Emanuel’s response to the Chicago Tribune investigation that found CPS
failed to protect hundreds of students from sexual abuse is cowardly. It
is co...
6 years ago
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New Local Businesses in Sacramento
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Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can
be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn
the loc...
6 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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The Apotheosis of Betsy DeVos
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Betsy Devos has drawn few headlines in recent months, and that is a good
thing for the Secretary of Education. Her tenure began with Vice President
Mike P...
6 years ago
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A Teacher’s Tale in the Midst of the Terror in our Schools
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Students’ active-shooter plan for teacher in wheelchair: ‘We will carry
you’ Reprinted from Allison Slater Tate Feb. 21, 2018 at 4:58 PM Like
teachers all ...
6 years ago
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Social Emotional Data. The new Cash Cow in the Corporate Assessment Industry
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Recently I was asked to allow my son to participate in a survey at school.
The "opt in" survey form specifically stated, "the questions on the survey
rela...
7 years ago
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Education Is a Civic Question
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In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah
Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and
hard w...
7 years ago
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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...
7 years ago
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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...
7 years ago
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Parents Deserve to Know Who Is Being Appointed to State Board of Ed
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I spent a rather surreal day at NJ Senate's Judiciary Committee meeting
yesterday. This Committee, headed by Democrat Nick Scaturi, is responsible
for a...
7 years ago
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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 ...
7 years ago
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller)
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished
watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The
film p...
7 years ago
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CPS Targets Special Education Teacher Sarah Chambers
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Here are the remarks from an action we did today at River Point Plaza, a
new development that used over $30 million in TIF funds. CPS claims we are
broke...
7 years ago
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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...
7 years ago
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March is nearly over and I didn't do anything for WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
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I was inspired when I saw this meme I guess it can be called of WOMEN IN
STEM and "IT'S OKAY TO BE SMART" And I began thinking about how the only
subjec...
7 years ago
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REPORT: States With the Best and Worst Schools
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States With the Best (and Worst)Schools
By *Evan Comen, Michael B. Sauter, Samuel Stebbins and Thomas C. Frohlich*
January 20, 2017- http://247wallst.com
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7 years ago
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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...
7 years ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of
Humane District Themes
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It has been a tumultuous few years in the South Brunswick community,
specifically the South Brunswick School District. All you have to do is
google the dis...
8 years ago
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What Is To Be Done? Trump, the Election, and the Student Loan Crises
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President-elect Donald Trump delivering acceptance speech in New York, NY
on November 9 (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Ever since now Presi...
8 years ago
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Prison Gerrymandering: Incarceration Weakens Vulnerable Voting Communities
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One person equals one vote: seems simple enough. Unfortunately, that hasn’t
worked out for many Americans throughout history, specifically women and
peop...
8 years ago
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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...
8 years ago
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WTU Headquarters On The Auction Block: Union Prez Liz Davis Doesn't Pay
Property Tax!
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*June 30th is the last official day of WTU Prez Davis' constitutional term.
Malcolm Barnes explores this unfortunate scandal in the article below. What
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8 years ago
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Parent Letter from Dr. Cash
8 years ago
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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...
8 years ago
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To simply say you have a growth mindset does not mean you actually have one
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By definition, you cannot have a growth mindset when learning is anchored
to standardized tests. Standardized tests are a one …
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8 years ago
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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...
8 years ago
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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...
8 years ago
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A brief appearance in the Black Panther documentary
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1969 press conference: From left: Fred Hampton and Bobby Rush (Black
Panthers); Cha Cha Jiminez (Young Lords Organization); Mike Klonsky (SDS) I
have a s...
9 years ago
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GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat
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*GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat*
*SAVE-THE-DATEMarch 8-10, 2019 • Provincetown, MA*
The GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat in Provincetown is a s...
9 years ago
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I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other
conte...
9 years ago
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A Call To Action – Tweet For Principal Jamaal Bowman and CASA Middle School
Students
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Originally posted on Poetic Justice:
First – please watch this amazing video produced by the students and staff
at CASA Middle School in the Bronx. It is b...
9 years ago
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Winter-Spring Speaking Schedule for Feminist Teacher, Ileana Jiménez
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I’m excited to announce my speaking schedule for the remainder of the
winter, spring, and early summer of 2015 (jump to the end for a full list).
Last year...
9 years ago
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Joanne Barkan: One of my favorite writers on #EdReform…
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I’ve been going through some of my Twitter “favorites” and retweeting them.
I thought I would pass on to you some information about one of my favorite
writ...
9 years ago
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New Beginnings: Kickstarter and EdWeek Teacher
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Greetings to InterACT readers one and all! If you’ve been following posts
here recently you might recall that I’m moving my blogging activity to
other loca...
10 years ago
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Pay Teachers Less to Improve School Efficiency - hmmm!
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As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I
regularly visit, I came...
10 years ago
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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...
11 years ago
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The Empowerment Parents Want: The LSC Model for School Reform
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The Empowerment Parents Want: A Real, Effective Voice in our Children’s
Education As corporate efforts to privatize and capitalize on public
education are ...
12 years ago
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Kimberly Olson, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005
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Kimberly D. Olson, Colonel, USAF (retired), is currently the Executive
Director of *Grace After Fire*, an online social support network for women
veteran...
13 years ago
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Education News
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Education News:
by Melissa Westbrook
On Saturday, September 22nd, at their Fall meeting in Yakima, the Washington State Democratic Party unanimously passed a resolution OPPOSING Initiative 1240.
Out of nearly 500 delegates voting, not a single delegate from any county in our State voted to support 1240. The vote was 500 to ZERO to oppose Initiative 1240.
From the NY Times, an important story about the use of epi pens at schools.
But school nurses in many districts face an agonizing choice if a child without a prescription develops a sudden reaction to an undiagnosed allergy. Should they inject epinephrine and risk losing their nursing license for
