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Schools Woefully Underfunded, Formula Broken - Wait, What?
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Schools Woefully Underfunded, Formula Broken - Wait, What?: Schools Woefully Underfunded, Formula Broken by jonpelto *Will Malloy rise to the occasion and make resolving Connecticut’s School Funding Crisis his legacy?* From today’s Hartford Courant Commentary by JONATHAN PELTO AND WENDY LECKER http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-op-pelto-lecker-connecticut-schools-underfunded-20121123,0,6000165.story “Courts have been equally clear that when schools are given adequate resources, learning improves. In New Jersey, Maryland, Colorado, Massachusetts and elsewhere, increased spending... more »
Scientists Get A New Look At Einstein's Brain : Shots - Health News : NPR
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 27 minutes ago
Scientists Get A New Look At Einstein's Brain : Shots - Health News : NPR: *Scientists Get A New Look At Einstein's Brain* [image: Pathologist Thomas Harvey took dozens of photos of Einstein's brain. This one shows that Einstein's prefrontal cortex (associated with higher cognition and memory) is unusually convoluted. On the right side of the brain there are four large ridges, where most people have only three.]Enlarge image Pathologist Thomas Harvey took dozens of photos of Einstein's brain. This one shows that Einstein's prefrontal cortex (associated with higher cognition and mem... more »
Please Sign to Oppose Suspension of Democracy in Michigan « Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 44 minutes ago
Please Sign to Oppose Suspension of Democracy in Michigan « Diane Ravitch's blog: Please Sign to Oppose Suspension of Democracy in Michigan by dianerav From a reader in Michigan: *Repeal Michigan’s Emergency Manager Law* A Message to all Supporters of Democracy The people of 77 the 83 counties in Michigan voted successfully to repeal Michigan’s Emergency Manager Law. Governor Rick Snyder and the extremist-controlled Michigan legislature are now attempting to circumvent the will of the people by passing new legislation that is every bit as unconstitutional, anti-democratic and vile ... more »
U.S. officials tell state to use same standards to grade charter schools - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
U.S. officials tell state to use same standards to grade charter schools - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: *U.S. officials tell state to use same standards to grade charter schools* November 24, 2012 12:30 am PHILADELPHIA -- Federal education officials have denied Pennsylvania's request to evaluate charter school achievement using more lenient criteria, saying they must be assessed by the same standard as traditional schools. The rejection means Pennsylvania cannot substitute a less stringent method for measuring "adequate yearly progress," the federal benchmark known as AYP. Critics said... more »
Modest start for CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS expected | Local News | The Seattle Times
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Modest start for charter schools expected | Local News | The Seattle Times: Modest start for CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS expected The first charter schools in Washington probably will be kitchen-table charters, started by a teacher or principal or two. Many of the nation's best-known charter chains are already committed elsewhere or want to wait and see how the first charters fare. By Linda Shaw Seattle Times education reporter [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] The first charter schools in Washington probably won't be run by the nation's best-known charter group... more »
Tim Skubick: Will Gov. Snyder's education plan succeed where others have failed? | MLive.com
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Tim Skubick: Will Gov. Snyder's education plan succeed where others have failed? | MLive.com: *Tim Skubick: Will Gov. Snyder's education plan succeed where others have failed?* * * When will it ever end? Here comes yet another “reform” movement to improve the education of our school kids. Let’s see, this is “reform” effort number 537…or is it 538? Seems like every governor is not really the governor unless he or she takes a whack at this age old problem: Our kids can’t read, or write, or do math, or even compose a letter to get a job…text messaging has turned our children into non-... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-25-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] A Plague of Junk Food in the Schools by dianerav Marc Epstein, a veteran New York City teacher, describes a common phenomenon: the proliferation of junk food, which contributes to child obesity. He recalls his own student days, when teachers absolutely prohibited chewing gum and snacks in the classroom. In today’s schools, junk food is everywhere. It’s bad for students, bad for discipline, and indicative of a society that refuses to set appropriate limits, allowing children to engage in harmful behaviors. ... more »
Ed Notes Online: Rockaway Update: Did Your Jewelry Enjoy the Swim?
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Ed Notes Online: Rockaway Update: Did Your Jewelry Enjoy the Swim?: Rockaway Update: Did Your Jewelry Enjoy the Swim? by ed notes online Here's a surreal Friday scene: Being escorted through the corridors of the Chase building at 4 Metrotech in downtown Brooklyn by a Chase employee you recognize from the Rockaway Beach 116th branch (10ft of water in basement, 7 ft on main level that must have penetrated the vault) where you kept your safe deposit box. You are there to pick up the contents that may or not still exist. You seem to remember having to reach up for the box so maybe you'... more »
How grossly underfunded are public schools?
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
How grossly underfunded are public schools?: How grossly underfunded are public schools? Posted by Valerie Strauss on November 25, 2012 at 5:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - - - - (MARVIN JOSEPH/THE WASHINGTON POST) It is common to hear school reformers say that money isn’t a real issue in improving schools. Here’s a piece that says otherwise. It was written by Wendy Lecker, parent of three children in Stamford, Connecticut’s public schools, and Jonathan Pelto, a former member of the Connecticut House of R... more »
Education Report: Readers debate teacher evaluations, career ladders, merit pay - Inside Bay Area
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Education Report: Readers debate teacher evaluations, career ladders, merit pay - Inside Bay Area: Education Report: Readers debate teacher evaluations, career ladders, merit pay By Katy Murphy Oakland Tribune Posted: 11/25/2012 12:00:00 AM PST This is a sampling of The Education Report, Katy Murphy's Oakland schools blog. Read more atwww.IBAbuzz.com/education. Follow her at Twitter.com/KatyMurphy. Last week I wrote about the Oakland school district administration and Oakland Education Association returning to the bargaining table after the passage of Proposition 30, a state t... more »
Daily Kos: Steven Rattner offers ideas on raising tax revenue and I respond
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Daily Kos: Steven Rattner offers ideas on raising tax revenue and I respond: Steven Rattner offers ideas on raising tax revenue and I respond by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) in a *New York Times* blog post titled More Chips For Tax Reform. In case you do not recognize the name, Rattner is a long-time Wall Street player who served as the "car czar" in the first Obama term and currently chairs Willett Advisors LLC, the investment firm that manages New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's personal and philanthropic assets. He also is highly visible as the economic analyst on Morning Jo... more »
How Teachers Unions Lead the Way to Better Schools | toteachornototeach
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How Teachers Unions Lead the Way to Better Schools | toteachornototeach: How Teachers Unions Lead the Way to Better Schools by aristotlethewise *How Teachers Unions Lead the Way to Better Schools* *Contrary to mainstream wisdom, poverty and inequality cause* *failing schools, not teachers unions and the teachers themselves.* BY Amy Dean I have a concern: Teachers are getting pummeled. Too often, they are being demonized in the media and blamed by politicians for being the cause of bad schools. Right-wing governors, power-hungry mayors and corporate “reformers”—all ignoring root issues... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Understand this about Education Reform: "The state’s claim to godhood does not make it so"
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Missouri Education Watchdog: Understand this about Education Reform: "The state’s claim to godhood does not make it so": Understand this about Education Reform: "The state’s claim to godhood does not make it so" by stlgretchen “Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of man that state is obsolete.” -Rod Serling Daniel Taylor in Old-Thinker News has written a thought provocative article about education and how individuals can fight against governmental control in *The Best Kept Open Secret of Our Time: Individuals Have... more »
ASCD Presents Common Core State Standards
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 9 hours ago
Common Core State Standards: *Common Core State Standards* [image: Photo of ASCD]ASCD *2,360* followers, *38* pins Unfollow [image: Core Connection, October 3, 2012] Core Connection, October 3, 2012 1 like20 repins ascd.org [image: Susan Ryan and Dana Frazee, Common Core Standards for High School English Language Arts: A Quick-Start Guide] Susan Ryan and Dana Frazee, Common Core Standards for High School English Language Arts: A Quick-Start Guide 2 likes13 repins ascd.org [image: From Common Core Standards to Curriculum: Five Big Ideas (Part 5) by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins] From C... more »
California's English language learners getting stuck in schools' remedial programs - LA Daily News
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 9 hours ago
California's English language learners getting stuck in schools' remedial programs - LA Daily News: California's English language learners getting stuck in schools' remedial programs by By Rob Kuznia, Staff Writer Melanie Perez wishes she could have played the saxophone. Octavio Reyes would have liked to take a computer science class. Both students at San Pedro High School say they can't sign up for these electives because, at some point in their school careers, they were stuck having to take remedial classes for English learners - even though both speak English fluently and hav... more »
The Quality of Review at PS 154.southbronxschool.com
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 11 hours ago
http://www.southbronxschool.com: The Quality of Review at PS 154 by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) We're having a big day this week at PS 154. Company is coming, the quality review type of company. Like your rarely seen great-aunt coming over to visit, everyone at PS 154 will be on our best behavior this coming Tuesday and Wednesday and impress District 7 Superintendent Yolanda Torres and her QR minions as they poke, prod, probe, and have us turn our heads and cough as they determine not only whether or not we are proficient enough, but also if we stay open as a school. We he... more »
Let's get something straight: Squeezy the Pension Python isn't in Wisconsin : blue cheddar
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
Let's get something straight: Squeezy the Pension Python isn't in Wisconsin : blue cheddar: Let’s get something straight: Squeezy the Pension Python isn’t in Wisconsin by bluecheddar Meet Illinois Governor Quinn’s Squeezy the Python. He’s supposed to symbolize that state’s mismanaged pension fund placing the squeeze on every other Illinois government program. As ridiculous as this looks, I did not go out of my way to create an orange joke snake for Illinois. This is real. Here’s the accompanying video from Gov. Quinn. I’d just like to make double sure everybody is reminded that t... more »
Special Education teachers are an aging population: Local schools see shortage in speech and language pathologists and occupational therapists | Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Special Education teachers are an aging population: Local schools see shortage in speech and language pathologists and occupational therapists | Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.: Special Education teachers are an aging population: Local schools see shortage in speech and language pathologists and occupational therapists By Corrie Pelc California is currently facing as shortage of qualified teachers – including special education teachers – according to an article printed in September on US News onNBCNews.com. The article cited a report, “Greatness by Design” released by the Califor... more »
Kimble's Corner: Congressman Kimble's Food Stamp Challenge - Day 2
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Kimble's Corner: Congressman Kimble's Food Stamp Challenge - Day 2: Congressman Kimble's Food Stamp Challenge - Day 2 by Representative Kimble Day 2 of the Food Stamp Challenge was even harder than day 1 if that is possible. Again, hunger wasn't the big issue as much as the way other people have begun perceiving me. Also, with the big Notre Dame game tonight, I knew I was going to have to find a way to squeeze beer and chips into the very tight $31.50 food budget. *Breakfast: *I was back at East of Java again today for another 12 shot venti vanilla cinnamon white hazelnut mocha... more »
Finding Our Footing After Superstorm Sandy « Cooperative Catalyst
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
Finding Our Footing After Superstorm Sandy « Cooperative Catalyst: Finding Our Footing After Superstorm Sandy by SngrLittle Last Monday I decided to invest ten or fifteen minutes out of our forty-nine minutes of instruction to reconnect. Sandy changed us all. The students have varying reactions. Some were impacted minimally. They aren’t aware of the outside world beyond what impacts them directly and they only lost internet for twelve hours. Which was devastating for them at the time but survivable. Others lost power for days, had structural damage and struggled in the dark for ... more »
Let’s Close Prisons Instead of Schools « Deborah Meier on Education
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
Let’s Close Prisons Instead of Schools « Deborah Meier on Education: Let’s Close Prisons Instead of Schools by debmeier “Message to President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan: the nation would be a lot better off if you concentrated on closing prisons rather than closing schools” from Mark Naison’s blog. Thank you, Mark. Every time I go to Chicago I’m reminded about by obsessive fear and fascinating with imprisonment. My friend, Amanda Klonsky, has spent her adult life on the issue of juvenile imprisonment, in part as a teacher of imprisoned juveniles. On returning f... more »
SVW7MEPP2KHE | The Jose Vilson
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago
SVW7MEPP2KHE | The Jose Vilson: SVW7MEPP2KHE by Jose SVW7MEPP2KHE Most Commented Posts - [image: Book Giveaway: OIL – Money, Politics, and Power in the 21st Century by Tom Bower] - Book Giveaway: OIL – Money, Politics, and Power in the 21st Century by Tom Bower - [image: Howl If You Hear Me] - Howl If You Hear Me - [image: Book Giveaway May 2010: War by Sebastian Junger] - Book Giveaway May 2010: War by Sebastian Junger - [image: All I Ever Had: Redemption Songs] - All I Ever Had: Redemption Songs - [image: On The Reason Why You May Only Get One Bl... more »
Ed Notes Online: Run Like Hell From Common Core Scam Pushed by UFT/AFT and DOE/Deformers
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago
Ed Notes Online: Run Like Hell From Common Core Scam Pushed by UFT/AFT and DOE/Deformers: Run Like Hell From Common Core Scam Pushed by UFT/AFT and DOE/Deformers by ed notes online *Imagine someone trying to sell you a car with a speedometer but no engine.... Patrick Walsh, Raging Horse Blog* Patrick Walsh nails the common core. *Somehow in the frenzied production of all these Common Core based paraphernalia, both city and state failed to insure the production of the element most essential to the possibility of the Common Core having any kind of real educational success. So... more »
Schools Matter: Refocusing LAUSD on reading and learning instead of testing
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago
Schools Matter: Refocusing LAUSD on reading and learning instead of testing: Refocusing LAUSD on reading and learning instead of testing by Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene First published on Robert D. Skeels for School Board on November 24, 2012. ------------------------------ *It's difficult to explain exactly what being poor is all about, or why access to books and ideas might be as important as a free breakfast. — Walter Dean Myers* [image: The Power of Reading by Stephen Krashen]*Hope Is an Open Book*, an op-ed piece by author Walter Dean Myers, was tweeted this morning by educator... more »
What's the Matter with Michigan? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago
What's the Matter with Michigan? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: What's the Matter with Michigan? by Nancy Flanagan ** *For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.* Ralph Waldo Emerson So--on this Thanksgiving weekend, I'm trying to be more grateful for what's working fine. I'm also trying not to be angry so often. There's a lot to be angry about, from Black Friday and Wal-Mart, to the fact that my teaching colleagues make 1/225th what the average CEO makes. Big things to get steamed about. Little things to irritate. Mostly, what I'm ... more »
INFOGRAPHIC: If The World Were 100 People | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
INFOGRAPHIC: If The World Were 100 People | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com: INFOGRAPHIC: If The World Were 100 People Published at 3:02 pm EST, November 24, 2012 [image: INFOGRAPHIC: If The World Were 100 People] Photo: 100People.org Click Here to Enlarge Photo What would the Earth’s population look like if there were only 100 people? What percentage of the population would Latin Americans make up? How many would speak Spanish? What about literacy rates? The 100 People Foundation have created this thought provoking infographic depicting a world of only 100 people. [image: Image]
A Chinese Education, for a Price | toteachornototeach
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
A Chinese Education, for a Price | toteachornototeach: A Chinese Education, for a Price by aristotlethewise *A Chinese Education, for a Price* By Dan Levin BEIJING — For Chinese children and their devoted parents, education has long been seen as the key to getting ahead in a highly competitive society. But just as money and power grease business deals and civil servant promotions, the academic race here is increasingly rigged in favor of the wealthy and well connected, who pay large sums and use connections to give their children an edge at government-run schools. Nearly everything... more »
Stories of Impact « Cooperative Catalyst
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Stories of Impact « Cooperative Catalyst: Stories of Impact by Paula White I am a teacher. I love teaching and learning with kids, and I have a way of relating to kids that is unique, meaningful and worthwhile. I do things very differently from many other teachers and that sets me apart. (Sometimes that’s a good thing and sometimes that’s NOT a good thing.) I’ve always been blessed, though, in having people in central office who recognized my differences and who supported my vanguard ways and my deep soul-searching to be ever better–and who have served as critical friends, askin... more »
School Tech Connect: Chiming In Before the Veto Session
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
School Tech Connect: Chiming In Before the Veto Session: Chiming In Before the Veto Session by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Just spent a lovely morning meeting with State Representative Kelly Cassidy, who came out on a Saturday to meet a small delegation from Rogers Park Neighbors for Public Schools. We talked at length about CPS, and we let her know about where we stand on the possible extension of the December 1 "hit list" deadline as well as the Elected, Representative School Board concept, which won by a landslide in every precinct where it wasn't blocked from the ballot. ... more »
Latino Voters Call on Lawmakers to Invest in Children | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Latino Voters Call on Lawmakers to Invest in Children | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com: Latino Voters Call on Lawmakers to Invest in Children [image: Latino Voters Call on Lawmakers to Invest in Children] Photo: Latino children Click Here to Enlarge Photo An analysis of nationwide election eve poll released today by the First Focus Campaign for Children shows overwhelming support from Latino voters for a wide range of federal investments in America’s children at levels higher than voters of all demographics and political affiliations. More than 9-in-10 Latino voters support increasing... more »
What’s a Little Edu-Fraud Between Friends? | EduShyster
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
What’s a Little Edu-Fraud Between Friends? | EduShyster: What’s a Little Edu-Fraud Between Friends? by edushyster2012 *What a murky transaction between Massachusetts charter operators says about a little problem called ‘edu-fraud.’* When leaders of a troubled charter school in Gloucester, MA needed emergency funds, they went to prominent charter advocate Diana Lam, who was happy to oblige—for a hefty fee. We already know that charter schools are outstanding at achievement gap narrowing, test score soaring and expectations raising. But there’s a little something else that charters tu... more »
Critical Reading Task: How do FERPA Guidelines Affect Student Privacy? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Critical Reading Task: How do FERPA Guidelines Affect Student Privacy? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Critical Reading Task: How do FERPA Guidelines Affect Student Privacy? by Anthony Cody *Guest post by John Chase.* Teachers who may be looking for a complex informational text for their students to practice with in preparation for the new assessments might consider using the following excerpts from the *Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which was amended 12/2/11. (*selected passages and bold font added for clarity and emphasis) ...These amendments ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Another Cerf Privatization Scheme Fails
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: Another Cerf Privatization Scheme Fails: Another Cerf Privatization Scheme Fails by Duke Edison Learning has been fired from managing charter schools in Dayton, Ohio, after a 12-year run starting in 1999. Before we look at what happened, let's keep one thing in mind: *For half of Edison's failed run in Dayton, the President and CEO of the charter management company was current New Jersey Education Commissioner Chris Cerf, who ran Edison from 1999 to 2005.* Cerf became Edison's COO in 1999, eventually moving up to CEO; that means he was front and center in both w... more »
How Corporations can help Public Education « Deborah Meier on Education
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How Corporations can help Public Education « Deborah Meier on Education: How Corporations can help Public Education by debmeier Before speaking to the Chicago City Club (the movers and shakers), CTU (Chicago Teachers Union) President Karen Lewis was asked: “Instead of corporate meddling, would you prefer that corporations sit on the sidelines and not try to help our schools get better?” Karen replied with these words: “I don’t think they should sit on the sidelines. I think they should do what they do when they give money to the Lyric Opera. I don’t believe they go to the Lyric O... more »
Engaging Parents In School… » Community Schools and Parent Engagement
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Engaging Parents In School… » Community Schools and Parent Engagement: Community Schools and Parent Engagement by Larry Ferlazzo I’ve posted often both about my support of community schools and about my concern that they generally don’t encourage parent engagement (see Parent Leadership Is Often “Missing Link” In Community Schools). Here’s an excerpt from a new study that found the same problem: *This study investigated the effectiveness of a community school’s strategy in influencing the motivators of parental involvement. Through a mixed-method, case-study investigation of a long... more »
Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee. by Fred Klonsky I walked a block down the slope to 7th Avenue and got two lattes. Then as Anne did her exercises, I took some of the leftover sweet potato and apple kugel I made for Thanksgiving and formed two little patties. I crisped them up in a pan. By then, Anne was came into the kitchen. I fried a couple of eggs and slid them over the kugel patties. Breakfast in Brooklyn. It has been a beautiful week here. Unseasonably warm enough for the family to take a stroll through the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens yesterday. If you don’t li... more »
Florida Tax Credit Scholarhip’s “Selective Robinhoodism” | Scathing Purple Musings
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Florida Tax Credit Scholarhip’s “Selective Robinhoodism” | Scathing Purple Musings: Florida Tax Credit Scholarhip’s “Selective Robinhoodism” by Bob Sikes From *Orlando Sentinel *reporter Dave Weber: More than four out of every five low-income students receiving a Florida Tax Credit Scholarship are attending religious schools. The rapidly expanding state-scholarship program allows students to attend private schools at taxpayer expense, and 83 percent are choosing church schools. Schools run by Baptist, Lutheran, Seventh-day Adventist, Catholic, Jewish and Islamic religious organi... more »
NYC Educator: On Debate
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
NYC Educator: On Debate: On Debate by NYC Educator This week I had to delete a number of comments. Some likened this blog to Fox News, and others called me all sorts of names. Others laid out what they thought I should write about, and criticized my choice of topics. Apparently these readers know what belongs here better than I do. Perhaps they should start their own blogs and write about whatever they wish. Some told me what I think, and were invariably incorrect. I'm not sure what passes for debate elsewhere, but to me that's blatantly ridiculous. You say this, therefore you bel... more »
MORNING UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-24-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Walmart and the School Reform Movement by dianerav EduShyster celebrated Black Friday not by shopping but by thinking about ways that Walmart could really make a difference in the lives of children. For example, it could provide their parents a living wage and decent benefits or allow them to join a union. Instead, the Walton family is a big funder of charters and vouchers and other aspects of the conservative reform movement to privatize public education and break teachers unions so that teachers can be tre... more »
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