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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Diane in the Evening 10-14-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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JOIN THE CAMPAIGN FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Whether you are a teacher, a parent, a student, a principal, a school board member, or a concerned citizen, please join the Campaign for Our Public Schools.
Speak out against high-stakes testing and privatization.
Write a letter to President Obama and other elected officials.

Here are instructions
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El Paso Cheating Scandal: who Is Next?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/education/el-paso-rattled-by-scandal-of-disappeared-students.html?hpw
THIS is what Bush/Spellings/Obama/Duncan/Bloomberg/Klein hath wrought. Hardly a surprise, and it’s most likely going on all over the country, including NYC. Just a question of scale and who gets caught. In El Paso’s 


Will Ann Coulter Sue?

The latest satire from Students Last.


Parent Groups Seek to Block Release of Student Data

Parent groups in New York are trying to block the release of student data to an entity that includes Wireless Generation, a technology company owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, in collaboration with the Gates Foundation.
“On Sunday, October 14, at a press conference held at the midtown law offices of Siegel Teitelbaum & Evans LLP, attorney Norman Siegel and New York parents released a letter sent Friday to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the New York State Board of Regents, demanding that the agreement between the NY State 





LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-14-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: Join the Campaign for Our Public Schools by dianerav Whether you are a teacher, a parent, a student, a principal, a school board member, or a concerned citizen, please join the Campaign for Our Public Schools. Speak out against high-stakes testing and privatization. Write a letter to President Obama and other elected officials. Here are instructions. Lessons from a Top-Rated Charter in Minnesota by dianerav People often ask me, “Why don’t the public schools learn from the charter schools?” Good question. The top-rated charter school in Minneapolis has lessons... more »