Students Organize to Support Public Education
Attention!!
A group of college students has organized a new organization to support public schools, teachers and unions, to oppose privatization and to demand elimination of high stakes testing.
They will work together to strengthen free,open, democratic and equitable public schools.
I have signed as a supporter.
Please join them. Show your support.
A group of college students has organized a new organization to support public schools, teachers and unions, to oppose privatization and to demand elimination of high stakes testing.
They will work together to strengthen free,open, democratic and equitable public schools.
I have signed as a supporter.
Please join them. Show your support.
Sad News from Louisiana
On Thanksgiving Day, I posted a tribute to the teachers of the year in Acadia Parish in Louisiana.
With Governor Bobby Jindal in charge and with a compliant state board and a compliant TFA state commissioner, Louisiana is ground zero for the privatization of public education in America.
Jindal has control of the state board mainly because of huge campaign contributions from out of state supporters of his rightwing agenda.
As part of its destruction of public education, the state has enacted punitive laws directed at teachers.
Their evaluations will be tied to test scores, and it will be easy to fire them. They have no job rights.
In response to my tribute to the teachers in Louisiana, I received the following comment. Please recall that prior
With Governor Bobby Jindal in charge and with a compliant state board and a compliant TFA state commissioner, Louisiana is ground zero for the privatization of public education in America.
Jindal has control of the state board mainly because of huge campaign contributions from out of state supporters of his rightwing agenda.
As part of its destruction of public education, the state has enacted punitive laws directed at teachers.
Their evaluations will be tied to test scores, and it will be easy to fire them. They have no job rights.
In response to my tribute to the teachers in Louisiana, I received the following comment. Please recall that prior
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