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THE BOY WHO CRIED CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDAL: A MODERN FABLE OF WOLVES, BILLIONAIRES, AND THE DEVOURING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION - *THE BOY WHO CRIED CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDAL* *A MODERN FABLE OF WOLVES, BILLIONAIRES, AND THE DEVOURING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION* Once upon a time, in the n...2 hours ago
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Curmudgucation: Should AI Make Students Care? - Curmudgucation: Should AI Make Students Care? Over the years I have disagreed with pretty much everything that Thomas Arnett and the Christensen Institute...2 hours ago
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The Courts Are Striking Down Trump’s Illegal Orders; What Will the Supreme Court Do? - Jay Kuo writes a delightful blog called The Status Kuo. He is a lawyer with a sense of humor, and he writes clearly for the public, not for other lawyers. ...4 hours ago
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Which Joy Inspires You? - When we talk about justice, we often focus on resistance, sacrifice, and struggle. These are real and unavoidable parts of the story, but they are not the ...4 hours ago
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The Sky is Not Falling - When considering research about education and learning, it's important to read beyond the headlines. A major news outlet recently ran a story under the h...5 hours ago
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Privatizing Taxpayer Dollars - Charter and vouchers schools are excellent at turning public dollars into private wealth. But they can also be excellent at converting public dollars into ...6 hours ago
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International Students, Immigration Policies and Implications for Innovation - This paper examines the evolving trends and policy dynamics of international student migration, focusing on their implications for STEM workforce develo...7 hours ago
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Roundup: McAlester bond on ballots, Stillwater HOA sues Google, Phil Koons’ civil case continues - [image: mcalester bond]By ballot box or in the courtroom, Oklahomans across the state are hoping to improve the landscapes of their communities. In McAle...14 hours ago
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From Idaho to Texas to Florida: The Harm of Sweeping ‘Parental Rights’ Laws - Texas’s SB 12 proves what child advocates have long warned: sweeping parental control laws deny kids even the most basic protections.16 hours ago
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"A glimpse into the pathological core of an authoritarian war culture" - Trump’s obsession with violence is more than a grotesque fixation on power and cruelty. It is a commentary on politics as pathology, a grim theater in ...19 hours ago
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Red States In Glass Houses - Excited to share my new article, 'Red States In Glass Houses.' It explores the intricate dynamics of political discourse in red states. I’d love to hear ...1 day ago
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Seattle School Board Race, District Four - Rivera v Mizrahi - I am again happy to say that both candidates - Joe Mizrahi and Laura Marie Rivera - are smart, savvy people who care deeply about Seattle Schools. If I we...1 day ago
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Smoke & Mirrors: McMahon Style - The Ed Department's dog and pony show to distract from cutting funds and promoting Christian Nationalism2 days ago
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Trump Ignores Cities with Highest Murder Rates - We always knew it wasn’t about crime. It’s about racist intimidation, white violence against brown and black communities, and trying to instill fear in ...2 days ago
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“Experience Rich, Theory Poor:” What Some Academics Say about Practitioners - I heard the phrase “experience rich, theory poor” on a podcast interview between New Yorker editor David Remnick and writer Malcolm Gladwell in 2018. The p...2 days ago
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What I Still Believe about Public Education - A few years back, I was facilitating a day-long workshop of self-identified teacher leaders in a western state. The topic: Blogging as a Tool for Change. I...2 days ago
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Farm to Summer Celebration Week - Post-Survey - Summer Meal Program operators who participated in the Farm to Summer Celebration Week to are encouraged to complete a post-survey.2 days ago
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Skate Parties, Sacks, and the Price of Progress - “Don’t ever try to change her,’ my mother said, before she died. ‘The tusks of an elephant will never grow out of a dog’s mouth. You know that.” ― Mo Hayde...3 days ago
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The economics of Oligarchy - by Heather Cox Richardson. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-3-2025?3 days ago
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Higher Education in the Crosshairs/at a Crossroad - Let me begin with an assertion that may upset some readers: Most American colleges and universities are glorified vocational institutions whose primary pur...3 days ago
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Selling New Orleans - Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, the sales pitch for the city's all-charter experiment is falling flat4 days ago
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Are Democrats cutting a deal with Trump to ice Mamdani? - Report that Trump offered Mayor Adams a no-show job to get him out of the race.4 days ago
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Trump Admin. Says Public Schools Can Stop Protecting Students’ Right to Learn the English Language - The Trump administration has rescinded an important federal education guidance document released in 2015 by the Obama administration to protect the right t...4 days ago
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Privatized Education Disaster in New Orleans - By Thomas Ultican 9/3/2025 August 29th was the twentieth anniversary of hurricane Katrina wiping out New Orleans. On this occasion, the billionaire funded ...4 days ago
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Is there really a decline in pleasure reading? - The mainstream media has been full of the bad news: new study shows that reading for pleasure has declined! Fewer people are reading for fun: From 2003 to ...5 days ago
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New: Public spaces, politics, and policy: historical entanglements with irrational momentism (Bloomsbury) - Thomas, P.L. (2025). Breaking free of the “war,” “crisis,” and “miracle” cycles of reading policy and practice. In T.A. Price & M. McNulty (eds.), Public s...5 days ago
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A Look Back: Compasses Or Road Maps? - For the next several months, each day I’ll be republishing a post from the past that I think readers might still find useful. I’m starting from the beginn...6 days ago
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NOLA’s Carver High School Legacy: “What We Stand to Lose” by Kristen Buras - I was born in 1967 in Chalmette, Louisiana (St. Bernard Parish), a suburb of New Orleans so close to the city that is is the actual site of the 1815 Battle...6 days ago
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From Public Good to Personal Gain: How Florida’s ESAs Invite Abuse - K–12 funds are meant to educate students now, not be siphoned into private accounts—yet another reason Florida’s school...6 days ago
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Charter school expansion slows amid closures, low enrollment, report says - Charter school growth has slowed as low enrollment, underperformance, and issues with finance and oversight have led to fewer new schools opening and inc...1 week ago
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Linda McMahon’s Reckless and Scary Disregard for Special Education History - Linda McMahon appears unaware of the past progress made in serving students with disabilities in public schools. Nor does she understand the complexities...1 week ago
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The Washington Post Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Of The New Orleans ‘Miracle’ - It has been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina wiped out the New Orleans schools system causing it to be replaced with all charter school. And it has been ov...1 week ago
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Last call for ARC readers: Addicted to Glove - "Major League" meets "Ted Lasso" with a hint of "Three Men and a Baby" in this age gap, surprise pregnancy romcom set in the Pacific Northwest.1 week ago
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THIS IS IMPORTANT - \ DEMS NEED TO PUT HOLDS ON ALL PEOPLE NOMINATED AS REPLACEMENTS FOR THE FLAG OFFICERS BEING FIRED.. YES I AM SCREAMING. REPLACEMENT WILL BE WILLING TO U...2 weeks ago
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August’s Parent Engagement Resources - Parental Involvement, Parenting Styles, and Children’s Academic Outcomes: A Second-Order, Three-Level Meta-Analysis journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3… [ima...2 weeks ago
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Exceptional Delaware Hero of the Month: Bob Vacca - For all you have done just in August of 2025, you, Bob Vacca, are the Exceptional Delaware Hero of August, 2025. Bob is the Chief Financial Officer of the ...2 weeks ago
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Commissioner Betty Rosa: Shaping Tomorrow’s Schools - *Betty Rosa is the State Commissioner of Education. She received our 2025 Class Size Matters Skinny Award for standing up to the Trump administration wh...2 weeks ago
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Rows and Aisles (DC and Washington, Too) - DC is one of my favorite cities in the country. That’s different than me saying Washington, of course. I’ve visited Washington on multiple occasions in ....3 weeks ago
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Rows and Aisles (DC and Washington, Too) - DC is one of my favorite cities in the country. That’s different than me saying Washington, of course. I’ve visited Washington on multiple occasions in ....3 weeks ago
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The Story of the Rider and the Horse - History shows us there is a fast and slippery road from the loss of freedoms to the overreach of power. If we allow our rights to be stripped away, we lose...3 weeks ago
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Where to Find the Best Unicorn Coloring Pages Online - Unicorns continue to captivate imaginations across all age groups, from toddlers discovering their first magical creatures to adults seeking stress-relie...4 weeks ago
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A summary of Parent data privacy rights under NY state law - You can access this summary here or below. Important to note that the brief Parent Bill of Rights offered by the state and posted by DOE omits many of the ...5 weeks ago
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Revisiting Deceitful Claims about School Funding and Outcomes (a thread) - I’ve had enough. This has to stop. I’ve explained on at least a few occasions that there exists a cottage industry for whom their bread and butter is telli...1 month ago
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What Will Todd Blanche Discuss with Ghislaine Maxwell? One Guess. - Todd Blanche was Donald Trump's personal lawyer in his criminal trial in New York City.1 month ago
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These fascists are proud of being that way. - The Chilling Rise of the Far Right You’re Not Ready For1 month ago
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Analyzing UFT election results – from 2022 - JD2718 blog posts from May and June 2022. Post-UFT election for the last two decades I have done some analysis of the numbers. I am getting ready to start ...2 months ago
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Alert: Urge your Senators to eliminate the ban on regulating AI from the budget bill! - There are many damaging aspects of the budget bill , but one that has received inadequate attention is a provision passed by the House that would impose a ...2 months ago
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New “Teach Truth” Website & Study Guide: Launching TeachTruthBook.com on 5th Annual #TeachTruth National Day of Action! - I’m excited to announce the launch of a new website — TeachTruthBook.com — where you can now access the free study guide for my book, Teach Truth: The Stru...3 months ago
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McGrath and Kaminsky: Key Names in the School Policy Debate - The landscape of American school policy is no longer shaped only behind closed doors. It’s debated in town halls, on social media, and through public prote...3 months ago
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"Didn't do *that*," part 1: new Schofield case developments reveal crucial 10th Circuit/Ledger lie - The record is clear. Jeremy Scott confessed at least 40 times in a 2017 hearing. He never recanted. The Ledger must retract its lie to force Judge Kevin Ab...3 months ago
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Achieve 3000 Answers Key (Updated 2023) - Are you on the hunt for the most recent Achieve 3000 answers for the year 2023? Your search is over! ... Read more4 months ago
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Il Papa è Morto - Francis brought a distinct pastoral outlook to his papacy. A simple man, he lived in a small apartment in the guesthouse. He sought to make the church acce...4 months ago
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Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner - Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner Birutoto – Situs Slot Gacor Terpercaya The post Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner...4 months ago
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Trump plays Putin’s Playbook - Recently Aleksander Dugin was interviewed on CNN, last week, and he stated that he believes Trump is closer ideologically to President Putin than to Washin...4 months ago
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Mike Shulman the ARISE UFT Judenrat - I was surprised to learn that Mike Shulman has aligned himself with ARISE. I previously supported him, advocating that the Castle Doctrine could have bee...5 months ago
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How Do We Fight Trump? - Dear Friends, I don’t know when and why it hit me. But I suddenly realized how serious Trump is about changing the country into something that horrifies. I...5 months ago
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Can Students Expect a Relevant Education to be Delivered by Irrelevant Educators? - As a veteran teacher of forty years in the classroom, let me be clear, teachers are not completely at fault for becoming irrelevant in their profession. It...5 months ago
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The US Department of Education Should not be Eliminated. Still, it must be reformed. - If you don’t have an attention span that lasts long enough to learn what I’m teaching in this post, start with the conclusion first. Then if you want to re...6 months ago
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Site Index - Updated December 31, 2024 - When I was teaching, I got tired of hearing how bad American educators were. *My Promise * WHEN I STARTED BLOGGING IN 2011, I said I planned to speak ...8 months ago
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Malcolm & John David Washington Talk NFL, Christopher Nolan & ‘The Piano Lesson’ - 'The Washington brothers built their careers apart—until an irresistible project drew them together. In The *Piano Lesson*, they tackle a father’s thorny...9 months ago
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“I’m Done With Him; He’s A Douchebag” …And Other Tales From Distant Doors And Stoops - 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...10 months ago
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Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary - 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...11 months ago
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Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased - This caught my attention: New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...1 year ago
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AIN’T IT AWFUL - 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 ...1 year ago
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Did Darryl Willie lie or interfere in the whistleblower investgation? Why not both? - Willie said below to Action News Jax [image: image.png] It's troubling for quite a few reasons. First he is saying the board knew about the complaint an...1 year ago
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What Country Has The Longest School Day? A Comprehensive Guide - In today’s fast-paced world, education plays a crucial role in shaping the future of individuals and nations...1 year ago
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Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than Ever - 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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Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control - 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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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies - POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the impact of Florida's new laws Continue reading2 years ago
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Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why: - 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...2 years ago
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force - 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 - 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...3 years ago
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There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not. - 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...3 years ago
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Reason #1 to pick Dr. Grace over Mr. Walters: The future we’ve already seen - 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 ...3 years ago
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Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help. - [image: Two students walk by a Philadelphia school building.] Aging infrastructure has been an issue for Philadelphia schools for years. A new interactive...3 years ago
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STREET LIFE - My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a “colored” into the house.” I believed … Continue reading →3 years ago
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Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover - *“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...3 years ago
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Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane - 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...3 years ago
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Have You Heard Has a New Website - 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 - 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 ...3 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights - 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...4 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights - 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...4 years ago
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College - [image: colorful classroom pattern] *; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images* Cory Turner | NPR New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...4 years ago
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Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade association - 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 ...4 years ago
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Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala - Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca artikel ini a...4 years ago
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The Threat of Integration - 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 - 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 - 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 - Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral, now hosted on a new NEA website.5 years ago
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Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit - On July 10, 2020 we published a post “School District Caught Manipulating Attendance Records to Get More Money” which incorrectly cited Valley Park School ...5 years ago
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We fight for a democracy worthy of us all! - The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen GarcÃa in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and it’s up...5 years ago
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Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids - 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...5 years ago
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The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69 - 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...5 years ago
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Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin - All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.5 years ago
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The Fight For Our Children - *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 ...5 years ago
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Love Grow Your Own (but not without the actual growth part) - 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...5 years ago
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Another attempted cash grab by the corporate ed crowd in Washington State: House Bill 2788 - 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...5 years ago
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Some of Our Graduates Don't Even Know How to Tighten a Nut - Are schools neglecting practical knowledge and skills? Many of our students are graduating from high school with extremely limited practical knowledge essen...5 years ago
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Read to Self: Just a Kid and a Book. - 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...5 years ago
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Reminiscences - 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...5 years ago
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Just Asking for some Teachers I know. - 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 - What the hell is going on? As a parent, I feel very comfortable using this exact wording to ask this … Continue reading →5 years ago
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Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online - 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 - Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2019/08/25/blaming-schools-for-student-absences-is-like-denouncing-doctors-for-disease/?fbclid=IwAR1LV...6 years ago
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Jersey journalist roughed up at session sponsored by charter school groups - 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...6 years ago
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K12 Inc. Data Breach Puts thousands of students at risk - 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...6 years ago
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A Critique of Standards-Based Grading - 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...6 years ago
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My First and Last Visit to Hudson Yards - 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...6 years ago
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Reduced time for testing? Not so fast. - NYSED and Commish Elia continue to say that the NYS Assessments are of reasonable length, I completely disagree. Here is what NYSED states are average expe...6 years ago
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A Response to NorthJersey.com's Explosive "Cashing in on Charter Schools" Series - 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...6 years ago
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This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019 - 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...6 years ago
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The World According to Michelle Rhee - 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 - *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 - *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? - 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 - 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...7 years ago
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Book Review: The History of Institutional Racism in U.S. Public Schools (2018, Garn Press) by Susan DuFresne - I recently had the privilege of reading Dufresne’s powerful illustrated history of educational and institutional racism in the United States. Dufresne blen...7 years ago
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Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of Students Reveals His Core Function - 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...7 years ago
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New Local Businesses in Sacramento - 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...7 years ago
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Lesson Plan: Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry - 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...7 years ago
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The Apotheosis of Betsy DeVos - 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...7 years ago
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A Teacher’s Tale in the Midst of the Terror in our Schools - 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 ...7 years ago
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Social Emotional Data. The new Cash Cow in the Corporate Assessment Industry - 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 - 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 - 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...8 years ago
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Should We Be Grateful? - 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...8 years ago
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Parents Deserve to Know Who Is Being Appointed to State Board of Ed - 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...8 years ago
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An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers - 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 ...8 years ago
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller) - The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The film p...8 years ago
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CPS Targets Special Education Teacher Sarah Chambers - 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...8 years ago
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Farewell, Sleep - 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...8 years ago
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March is nearly over and I didn't do anything for WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - 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...8 years ago
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REPORT: States With the Best and Worst Schools - 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 ...8 years ago
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Test Refusal = People Power - 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...8 years ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of Humane District Themes - 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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[video]Perils or Promises: Education in the Age of Smart Machines: Presentation at the City Club of Cleveland - On December 14th, 2016, I made a presentation at the City Club of Cleveland. Watch the presentation The Club’s website or Youtube. Title: Perils or Promise...8 years ago
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What Is To Be Done? Trump, the Election, and the Student Loan Crises - 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 - One person equals one vote: seems simple enough. Unfortunately, that hasn’t worked out for many Americans throughout history, specifically women and peop...9 years ago
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Random Musings and Observations. . . . - 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...9 years ago
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WTU Headquarters On The Auction Block: Union Prez Liz Davis Doesn't Pay Property Tax! - *June 30th is the last official day of WTU Prez Davis' constitutional term. Malcolm Barnes explores this unfortunate scandal in the article below. What r...9 years ago
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AB 934: A LEGISLATIVE FIX FOR VERGARA? - 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...9 years ago
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To simply say you have a growth mindset does not mean you actually have one - By definition, you cannot have a growth mindset when learning is anchored to standardized tests. Standardized tests are a one … Continue reading →9 years ago
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MY NEW BLOG - 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...9 years ago
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I am Retiring - 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...10 years ago
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A Call To Action – Tweet For Principal Jamaal Bowman and CASA Middle School Students - 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...10 years ago
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Winter-Spring Speaking Schedule for Feminist Teacher, Ileana Jiménez - 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...10 years ago
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Joanne Barkan: One of my favorite writers on #EdReform… - 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...10 years ago
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Netflix to settle out of court: CEO Reed Hastings Educational Role model New Orleans | Dailycensored.com
Netflix to settle out of court: CEO Reed Hastings Educational Role model New Orleans | Dailycensored.com:
ESCAPE FROM FLATNESS « educationalchemy
ESCAPE FROM FLATNESS « educationalchemy:
ESCAPE FROM FLATNESS
Today I experienced what might be defined as the highlight of my twenty year professional education career. I met Maxine Greene; writer, philosopher and education activist extraordinaire. She is as brilliant, warm, and engaging as anyone might imagine. I was ushered into this personal introduction by Nick Sousanis; artist and scholar-an equally brilliant, warm and engaging individual. By the end of a day of sharing our individual and collective visions for the future of education, I arrived at my inspiration for this week’s blog. My title, Escape from Flatness, emerged from looking at some of Nick’s artistic work; using comic book art to create an alternative form of discourse around education issues (among other things). Principally, Nick recognizes that art, as a form of visual communication, can articulate theories, ideas, and concepts via synchronous forms of narrative engagement. Some of his illustrations deal
It's a Far Cry.southbronxschool.com
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It's a Far Cry
It's a Far Cry
by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)
This will be an interesting blog post, at least in my opinion, so please, be patient and read fully. At the end, you will have an "a-hah" moment.
Today is Geddy Lee's (of Rush) 59th birthday. I made a special morning of it. A cup of coffee, a cupcake with a candle (hoping this time Geddy would stop by) and popping in Rush's latest concert film, "Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland." When I got to the last song (before the encore), my mind started to wonder.
Far Cry is off 2007's Snakes and Arrows CD. It was the first single released, and even then when I first heard it, and subsequently live, that summer, I always felt the lyrics are a good allegory, metaphor for what is
Today is Geddy Lee's (of Rush) 59th birthday. I made a special morning of it. A cup of coffee, a cupcake with a candle (hoping this time Geddy would stop by) and popping in Rush's latest concert film, "Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland." When I got to the last song (before the encore), my mind started to wonder.
Far Cry is off 2007's Snakes and Arrows CD. It was the first single released, and even then when I first heard it, and subsequently live, that summer, I always felt the lyrics are a good allegory, metaphor for what is
Mavericks’ Florida PAC, their Walton Family and Sallie Mae Backers and Federal Taxpayer Dollars | Scathing Purple Musings
Mavericks’ Florida PAC, their Walton Family and Sallie Mae Backers and Federal Taxpayer Dollars | Scathing Purple Musings:
Mavericks’ Florida PAC, their Walton Family and Sallie Mae Backers and Federal Taxpayer Dollars
Mavericks’ Florida PAC, their Walton Family and Sallie Mae Backers and Federal Taxpayer Dollars
by Bob Sikes

Sometime after July 8, 2011, Academica boss Fernando Zulueta decided to transfer the non-profit corporation he used to promote his for-profit charter school empire to someone else. Between then and April 3rd of this year, an agreement was reached to cede control of Florida Association of Public Charter Schools Inc., (FAPCS) to the owner of controversial charter school chain Maverick’s and two well-connected charter school executives. Only the address changed in the PAC’s (Florida’s acronym is PC’s) turnover to Maverick’s president Lauren Hollander, Salvatore Joseph Bruno and Richard Moreno which became official on the aforementioned April date. Sometime after July 2011 the decision was made to make three contributions (the only one’s made in the PACs corps 3
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 7-29-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
James Baldwin said it best:
"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."
A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAP
Tests Don't Assess What Really Matters - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

Tests Don't Assess What Really Matters - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com: Tests Don’t Assess What Really Matters [image: Leonie Haimson] *Leonie Haimson*, a New York City public school parent, is the executive director of Class Size Matters, a citywide advocacy group. *UPDATED* JULY 29, 2012, 7:06 PM Campbell's Law predicts that any time huge stakes are attached to quantitative data, the data itself will become inherently unreliable and distorted through cheating and gaming the system. In the New York City public schools, the overemphasis on standardized testing has led to test score ... more »
Education’s biggest design flaw - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Education’s biggest design flaw - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: Education’s biggest design flaw By Valerie Strauss This *was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author.* By Marion Brady I live on the west bank of the Indian River Lagoon on Florida’s East Coast. Across the Lagoon, in the distance, is Kennedy Space Center. For years, I walked out on my dock and watched space shuttle launches. On a clear, cold January day in 1986, a little before noon, the space shuttle Challenger lifted off the pad. Seventy-three seconds later it T... more »
Coalition Matters [featuring Bayard Rustin] | The Jose Vilson

Coalition Matters [featuring Bayard Rustin] | The Jose Vilson: Coalition Matters [featuring Bayard Rustin] by Jose Anytime you mention Bayard Rustin’s name as a hero, you’re good in my book. The mastermind behind the 1963 March on Washington, Rustin rarely gets mentioned by the general public as a civil rights leader, and only seems to come up whenever people (again, rarely) talk about LGBT issues in activist / POC communities. The conversation only gets uglier when people dilute his image for their own political purpose, exalting him to heights I’m confident even he would dissuad... more »
video: Karran Harper Royal and Jose Vilson at Netroots 2012 « Parents Across America

video: Karran Harper Royal and Jose Vilson at Netroots 2012 « Parents Across America: video: Karran Harper Royal and Jose Vilson at Netroots 2012 by leoniehaimson Karran Harper Royal, parent advocate and a founding member of Parents Across America and PAA-NOLA, speaks at Netroots 2012 about how the model of privatization of education in New Orleans is *not *a model to be replicated and how she is organizing resistance to this myth. In addition, Jose Vilson talks about how the public release of the teacher data reports has helped mobilize teachers and anti-testing advocates in NYC... more »
What’s Next for the Quebec Student Movement « Student Activism

What’s Next for the Quebec Student Movement « Student Activism: What’s Next for the Quebec Student Movement by Angus Johnston The summer lull in this year’s Quebec student protests is coming to a close, and the next few weeks are likely to be crucial ones for the future of the movement. To recap: Quebec’s ruling Liberal Party announced plans for multi-year tuition hikes last February, prompting students to walk out of classes throughout the provinces. Those walkouts quickly developed into ongoing student strikes, with many campuses closing entirely after student strike votes at g... more »
School Tech Connect: This Isn't Naperville

School Tech Connect: This Isn't Naperville: This Isn't Naperville by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Just wanted to say that while knocking on doors for petition signatures to get an elected school board, I have now twice heard the expression, "This isn't Naperville." Someone must have said that in the press recently. Today I heard it in a free-ranging conversation with one signer; he was referring to one of the arguments against letting people vote for school board is that Chicago isn't Naperville. He was a great guy; we were just talking. Anyway, I'm still unpacking the remark ... more »
On Algebra, High Expectations, and the Common Core - Dana Goldstein

On Algebra, High Expectations, and the Common Core - Dana Goldstein: On Algebra, High Expectations, and the Common Core by Dana Goldstein [image: Algebra 1 Teachers: Common Core Assessment Examples for High School Math | Understandingcommoncorestatestandards | Scoop.it][image: MentorMob Blog – Part I: Where to Begin with a Common Core Math Class? | Understandingcommoncorestatestandards | Scoop.it] I'm currently working on a long article about the Common Core, which focuses mostly on the new standards' implications for the humanities. But while I was reporting the piece, one thing... more »
Vollmer Sets World Record; Hugs from Michelle Obama - Entertainment - The Atlantic Wire

Vollmer Sets World Record; Hugs from Michelle Obama - Entertainment - The Atlantic Wire: Vollmer Sets World Record; Hugs from Michelle Obama by Connor Simpson Dana Vollmer is an American hero. The swimmer set a world record time in Women's 100 meter butterfly on Sunday with her 55.98 second showing. Vollmer didn't even qualify for the Beijing Olympics. But, here she is, setting world records and stuff. Go Dana! USA! USA! [ESPN] Michelle Obama gave every member of the Men's basketball team a hug after they finished toying with France en route to a 98-71 victory. Michelle Obama looks... more »
How NYC Department of Education Kills a School « Diane Ravitch's blog

How NYC Department of Education Kills a School « Diane Ravitch's blog: How NYC Department of Education Kills a School by dianerav The New York City Department of Education decided a few years ago that Jamaica High School, with its grand building and long history, deserved to die. Its test scores were too low. There was no point in trying to figure out why or to offer help. And so the DOE announced that Jamaica was a failing school. Parents began to withdraw their children or to select other high schools. Enrollment fell. Many faculty, remembering better times, held on. The city w... more »
When public schools answer to markets - Salon.com

When public schools answer to markets - Salon.com: When public schools answer to marketsCitizens shouldn't be seen as consumers choosing between education options, but active participantsBY ELIZABETH STOKES, NEXT NEW DEAL [image: When public schools answer to markets](Flickr/Monticello Preparatory School) Backing Governor Chris Christie and Commissioner Chris Cerf’s unrelenting push for more “high-quality school options” in New Jersey, the Department of Education recently approved nine charter schools to open in September, bringing the total number of charter schools in New Je... more »
An Urban Teacher's Education: Police in the Hallways

An Urban Teacher's Education: Police in the Hallways: Police in the Hallways by James Boutin A little over a year ago, just before I left New York, the University of Minnesota Press sent me a copy of *Police in the Hallways* for my review. I only just read it, and now I'm kicking myself. The knowledge and insights I gained could have helped me not only this past year, but my entire career. Kathleen Nolan, a lecturer in the teacher preparation program at Princeton, writes about her study at a school (which she refers to at Urban Public High School, or UPHS) confronting the effects ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Michelle Rhee: Astroturfer

Jersey Jazzman: Michelle Rhee: Astroturfer: Michelle Rhee: Astroturfer by Duke Diane Ravitch posted a few days ago about an email that went out to some Floridians from StudentsFirst, Michelle Rhee's reformyist lobbying group. The email offered people a chance to win a restaurant gift card if they posted reformy comments at various websites about education news stories. As Parents Across Americadescribes it: *Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst is well known for its deceptive tactics of posting** seemingly **harmless petitions calling to an end to student bullying, for example, or opposi... more »
Teachers' union says too much focus put on testing - SFGate

Teachers' union says too much focus put on testing - SFGate: Teachers' union says too much focus put on testingDAVID N. GOODMAN, Associated PressUpdated 10:07 a.m., Sunday, July 29, 2012 DETROIT (AP) — The nation's second-largest teachers union has taken a stand against high-stakes testing, passing a resolution at its annual convention in Detroit that says the focus on standardized tests has undermined the United States' education system. The American Federation of Teachers approved the resolution unanimously Saturday on the second day of its convention at Cobo Center. It said tes... more »
Tavis Smiley rails against the ‘blinders of greed’: Poverty a societal crisis | The Raw Story

Tavis Smiley rails against the ‘blinders of greed’: Poverty a societal crisis | The Raw Story: Tavis Smiley rails against the ‘blinders of greed’: Poverty a societal crisis [image: Tavis Smiley screenshot] With reports of poverty reaching its highest level since 1965, CBS News contributor Tavis Smiley on Sunday compared the growing wealth inequality to slavery in the United States. “Throughout American history there have been proud moments of revolution that forced the elite to remove their blinders of greed, tyranny and domination,” he said. “America has, of course, made great s... more »
You Owe it to Yourself - Arlington, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators

You Owe it to Yourself - Arlington, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators: You Owe it to Yourself Did you ever have a relationship with someone who had really pronounced personality traits…and those traits happened to be what you most admired in them AND what would most drive you crazy about them? Some examples: - Someone who is very passionate about their ideas and beliefs…but at some points they are unable to hear your perspective. - Someone who is wonderfully verbal...but at times you get annoyed ... more »
National Student Congress: Election Update « Student Activism

National Student Congress: Election Update « Student Activism: National Student Congress: Election Update July 29, 2012 in Students Yesterday was the second day of the 65th annual USSA National Student Congress, and it was mostly been given over to workshops and caucus/region/committee meetings. But there was also a lot of discussion in the meetings and the hallways about legislation and regulations to put forward at Monday’s plenaries, and a new electric charge in the air. The big event of the day was nominations for national officers, which took place at lunch and set up the mos... more »
Mario Savio. Berkeley. December 2, 1964. « Student Activism

Mario Savio. Berkeley. December 2, 1964. « Student Activism: Mario Savio. Berkeley. December 2, 1964. by Angus Johnston Mario Savio. Because Mario Savio.
The Perils Associated With Standardization | Connected Principals

The Perils Associated With Standardization | Connected Principals: The Perils Associated With Standardization by Eric Sheninger Image credit: http://www.noodle.org/noodlings/k-12/decoding-standardized-test-scores This summer I have made a commitment to reading more and have chosen books that I think will help me become a better leader. A few weeks ago I finished Drive by Daniel Pink and am now halfway through withLinchpin by Seth Godin. I highly recommend both of these book at any educators who is interested about the science behind motivation or overcoming resistance to become a... more »
Top Bush Policy Wonk Continues to Blame Florida Districts for Testing | Scathing Purple Musings

Top Bush Policy Wonk Continues to Blame Florida Districts for Testing | Scathing Purple Musings: Top Bush Policy Wonk Continues to Blame Florida Districts for Testing by Bob Sikes *Ocala Star-Banner *editor Brad Rogers bought Patricia Levesque’s spin that the number of tests that some districts impose is the fault of the districts. Patricia Levesque’s career has paralleled the rise of FCAT. In the 1990s she was a staff member for the Florida House Education Committee when, during Gov. Lawton Chiles’ administration, the notion of testing to ensure accountability first emerged. Ov... more »
Why Budget Cuts Matter « Diane Ravitch's blog

Why Budget Cuts Matter « Diane Ravitch's blog: Why Budget Cuts Matter by dianerav A reader explains precisely how four straight years of budget cuts have hurt his school and limited the education of its students. As regular readers of this blog know, I do not usually print the names of commenters because teachers typically worry about reprisals, and in most cases, I don’t know the name of the person who posted the comment. But this writer signed his comment, so I’m posting his name. There has been 4 straight years of budget cuts (called austerity on the world stage) at my school... more »
Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky

Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky: Sunday links. by Fred Klonsky *Diane Ravitch at the AFT Convention in Detroit. Photo credit: Kenzo Shibata * * * *John Dillon’s vocabulary of the week*: “Put a flea in your ear,” or the return of HB1447. *Roger Sanders wants you to come* to the SOS meeting in DC next weekend. *I know I’m going to get math teachers mad*, but I say no. “Is Algebra Necessary?” *Romney would support Israel bombing Iran* and “blames” Obama for the Arab Spring. He should go back to Reform Springfield: Are retirees living “too long?” Dem legislator repeats GOP talking points... more »
Open letter to Gov. Christie: Shame on you | The Asbury Park Press NJ | APP.com
Open letter to Gov. Christie: Shame on you | The Asbury Park Press NJ | APP.com: Open letter to Gov. Christie: Shame on you Dear Gov. Christie, It is absolutely outrageous that you have remained silent for months on what the state might do to help fix Lakewood’s dysfunctional public school system, after choosing to visit a controversial private school there Thursday. How could you? How could you have driven right past the Oak Street public elementary school — one of several troubled public schools in Lakewood, which are 90 percent minority — on your way to the private School for ... more »
History of Pension Plans

History of Pension Plans: History of Pension Plans [image: grant-parents] The earliest private pension plans in the United States were those of the American Express Company in 1875 and of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1880. During the next 50 years approximately 400 plans were established - mostly in railroad, banking, and public-utility firms. Pension development in manufacturing was slower, since this was still a young industry with relatively few aged employees. Insurers entered the pension business with the issuance of the first group annuity contract by the Metropolitan L... more »
Study: The problem with principal training and how to fix it - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Study: The problem with principal training and how to fix it - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: Study: The problem with principal training and how to fix it by Valerie Strauss This *was written by Will Miller, president of The Wallace Foundation, which works to improve education and enrichment for disadvantaged children.* By Will Miller Leadership is a critical issue in every profession. In professions where lives are on the line – from medicine to the military – the rigorous processes for selecting, training and mentoring of doctors and officers shows how seriously the d... more »
Reform Springfield. “The other foe is the GA itself, where no one has the courage to do what almost every other sensible state in the union has already done.” « Fred Klonsky

Reform Springfield. “The other foe is the GA itself, where no one has the courage to do what almost every other sensible state in the union has already done.” « Fred Klonsky: Reform Springfield. “The other foe is the GA itself, where no one has the courage to do what almost every other sensible state in the union has already done.” by Fred Klonsky From Glen Brown: Pension Issues (a letter from Senator Linda Holmes and response from John Dillon). *Dear John,* *Thank you for contacting me with your concerns regarding the ongoing pension debate in Springfield. This is a serious pr... more »
Why the School Marketplace Fails « Diane Ravitch's blog

Why the School Marketplace Fails « Diane Ravitch's blog: Why the School Marketplace Fails by dianerav A reader responded to a post about Michigan with the following comment. I perked up because I was reminded of something I heard on CNN recently. Fareed Zakaria was interviewing Steven Rattner about hedge funds, equity investors, and outsourcing. Zakaria asked why so many capital investors end up sending jobs overseas, and Rattner answered very concisely. He said, and I paraphrase, “in a global economy, capital always seeks to lower costs. In a competitive marketplace, if you can’t... more »
Personalization and Responsibility | Connected Principals

Personalization and Responsibility | Connected Principals: Personalization and Responsibility July 29, 2012 By David Truss [image: Andy Hargreaves 'The 4th Way' - Pyramid by David Truss] George Siemens wrote the Duplication theory of educational value about higher education, but I am going to share a quote from this with a couple adaptations for K-12 public education: *“Let me posit a duplication theory of education value: if something can be duplicated with limited costs, it can’t serve as a value point for [public education]. Content is easily duplicated and has no value. What i... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-29-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] How Budget Cuts Hurt Real Children by dianerav Joy Resmovits of the *Huffington Pos*t is quickly becoming established as among the very best education journalists in the nation. She is thoughtful, clear, and gathers the facts judiciously. In this article, she shows the immense damage done to children by budget cuts. Budget cuts invariably mean laying off teachers, since teachers’ salaries are A Different Perspective from England by dianerav A reader in the U.K. points out that education issues in the U.S. a... more »
Daily Kos: Sunday morning reflection

Daily Kos: Sunday morning reflection: Sunday morning reflection by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) Since I left the classroom, I have not been doing my Saturday morning reflections. I have posted little here. But I have been reflecting, observing, thinking, reflecting more. One week ago we were finishing up dental triage in Wise Virginia, for the 13th Annual Remote Area Medical and Missions of Mercy free medical and dental event. That Friday we triaged more than 800 patients. We have now lived for several years under the Affordable Care Act yet still the needs persist. Remember... more »
A Public Agency with a Double Standard: The State Department of Education - Wait, What?

A Public Agency with a Double Standard: The State Department of Education - Wait, What?: A Public Agency with a Double Standard: The State Department of Education by jonpelto *Connecticut’s Department of Education uses one standard for judging charter schools and a very different standard when it comes to the public schools in Connecticut’s 169 towns.* And considering the Connecticut Commissioner of Education’s close relationship with Achievement First, Inc., the large charter school management company that owns 20 schools in Connecticut and New York, the standard for charter sch... more »
All Education Matters: Higher Ed Watch: "New Financial Aid Shopping Sheet Standardizes Award Letters—But Will Anyone Use It?"

All Education Matters: Higher Ed Watch: "New Financial Aid Shopping Sheet Standardizes Award Letters—But Will Anyone Use It?": Higher Ed Watch: "New Financial Aid Shopping Sheet Standardizes Award Letters—But Will Anyone Use It?" by Cryn Johannsen Rachel Fishman recently wrote an *article* at Higher Ed Watch about the new financial aid shopping sheet that the Department of Education and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are now offering to prospective students. The resource will enable students to decipher financial aid letters sent to them once they have been admitt... more »
This could be huge: Embedded flaw in high stakes test renders it useless in Texas | Seattle Education

This could be huge: Embedded flaw in high stakes test renders it useless in Texas | Seattle Education: This could be huge: Embedded flaw in high stakes test renders it useless in Texas by seattleducation2011 *They say that everything grows big in Texas and I must say that this could go into that category.* From the New York Times, A Serious Design Flaw Is Suspected in State Tests: The students’ improved grasp of mathematical concepts stunned Walter Stroup, the University of Texas at Austin professor behind the program. But at the end of the year, students’ scores had increased onl... more »
School Tech Connect: Diane Ravitch In Detroit
School Tech Connect: Diane Ravitch In Detroit: Diane Ravitch In Detroit Diane Ravitch at AFT in Detroit. I'm some kind of weirdo. When I was a kid, Al Shanker was one of my true personal heroes. I read every column he ever wrote. Then, when I was a young teacher, Jonathan Kozol was my guiding light. Now Diane Ravitch is having her turn at bat. She's an amazing, inspiring person, and when I'm too tired to write about these issues or to go gather signatures on a petition, I remind myself that Diane Ravitch has probably accomplished more on a Monday morning than I have by Friday af... more »
Diane Ravitch speaks truth to power - AFT - A Union of Professionals

AFT - A Union of Professionals - Diane Ravitch speaks truth to power: Diane Ravitch speaks truth to power Introduced by AFT president Randi Weingarten as "the epitome of speaking truth to power," education scholar and activist Diane Ravitch hit all the right notes July 28 at the AFT convention, speaking against policymakers who blame teachers for school conditions beyond their control, and sharply criticizing education cuts that threaten public schools. [image: Diane Ravitch] Watch video: Diane Ravitch addresses delegates at the AFT Convention. In a speech punctuated by frequent ap... more »
AFT Convention 2012 - AFT Video Gallery

AFT - A Union of Professionals - AFT Video Gallery: AFT Video Gallery [image: Convention] Read the latest digital edition of *AFTerwords*, the daily summary of the AFT's convention proceedings. Watch the day's featured video. [image: AFTERwords Friday] [image: Diane Ravitch] Diane Ravitch addresses delegates at the AFT Convention. Watch all convention videos here.
Diane Ravitch at the 2012 AFT Convention “You will win” - @DianeRavitch Chicago Teachers Union #soschat #edchat #edreform
Chicago Teachers Union, Diane Ravitch at the 2012 AFT Convention “You...: *Diane Ravitch at the 2012 AFT Convention* *“You will win” - @DianeRavitch*
NSA Congress, 1966 « Student Activism

NSA Congress, 1966 « Student Activism: NSA Congress, 1966 by Angus Johnston *Today is the second day of the 2012 National Student Congress of the United States Student Association. In this excerpt from my dissertation I describe the 1966 Congress of USSA’s predecessor the United States National Student Association, a meeting that took place in a watershed moment in American student history.* • • • NSA’s health improved substantially in 1965-66 — attendance at the 1965 Congress had been among the lowest in NSA history, but in 1966 it rose above 250 schools. In th... more »
The in box. “Senator Cullerton. Have the common decency not to condescend to tell teachers who’s been let off the hook.” « Fred Klonsky

The in box. “Senator Cullerton. Have the common decency not to condescend to tell teachers who’s been let off the hook.” « Fred Klonsky: The in box. “Senator Cullerton. Have the common decency not to condescend to tell teachers who’s been let off the hook.” by Fred Klonsky *Dear Senator Cullerton-* *We can talk about who’s been letting who off the hook when it takes Springfield legislators like yourself at least 35 years of service to earn your full pension benefit. Unlike Springfield legislators, this has always been the practice for teachers.* *We can talk about who is letting w... more »
End Teach to the Test: Bad for Students and Their Teachers — the Latest Condemnation from the American Federation of Teachers | K-12 News Network

End Teach to the Test: Bad for Students and Their Teachers — the Latest Condemnation from the American Federation of Teachers | K-12 News Network: End Teach to the Test: Bad for Students and Their Teachers — the Latest Condemnation from the American Federation of Teachers by admin [image: Randi Weingarten Aft President Roy Roberts] Is there a light at the end of the teach-to-the-test tunnel? A quirky pineapple that grabbed news headlines in the spring of 2012 may have marked a turning point in how much stock is given to a standardized test’s ability to accurately measure what chi... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Why Does Anyone Listen To Joel Klein?

Jersey Jazzman: Why Does Anyone Listen To Joel Klein?: Why Does Anyone Listen To Joel Klein? by Duke Joel Klein just won't shut up, will he? During the eight years I served as chancellor of New York City's public schools, the naysayers and the apologists for the status quo kept telling me "we'll never fix education in America until we fix poverty." I always thought they had it backward, that "we'll never fix poverty until we fix education." Let me be clear. Poverty matters: Its debilitating psychological and physical effects often make it much harder to successfully educate kids... more »

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