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The 8 Gifts of Christmas in July: ✨FREE✨ Baseball Romance, a Cover Reveal & more - A few book & publishing updates... plus an All-Star week baseball freebie!8 hours ago
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“We didn’t kill enough Indians”: Reckoning With Our National Sin - “We didn’t kill enough Indians.” That’s not a historical quote—it’s what far-right commentator Ann Coulter said on Twitter, now X. No apology. No context. ...8 hours ago
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Learning music helps young people flourish - Learning music helps young people flourish - Music education is emerging as a wellbeing strategy to boost young people’s confidence and strengthen...10 hours ago
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Trump Throws Global Economy into Chaos with On-again, Off-again Tariffs - The New York Times said bluntly that Trump has plunged the global economy into chaos with his wild and wooly tariffs. He doesn’t know what they are, who pa...12 hours ago
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Education Policy Harmed Sacramento - By Thomas Ultican 7/11/2025 California’s most venerable high schools was destroyed by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the charter school industry. Establis...12 hours ago
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Nancy Bailey's Education Website: Separation of Church and State: Critical for Public Schools and America! - Nancy Bailey's Education Website: Separation of Church and State: Critical for Public Schools and America! The Supreme Court may be poised to erode the Se...14 hours ago
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America at 249, Me at 60 - “Love and loss, are like a ship and the sea. They rise together. The more we love, the more we have to lose. But the only way to avoid loss is to avoid lov...15 hours ago
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ID: Fake Superintendent To Launch Christian Charter School - Brandon Durst is back, and he has a new plan. He's starting a new charter school in Idaho. It might be a school of sport, or maybe it will be a Christian c...17 hours ago
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You'll Want to Bookmark This Clinical Report - In 2007 the American Academy of Pediatrics published its clinical report on the importance of play in the healthy development of children and young chil...17 hours ago
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Undaunted in calling out the worst Supreme Court in modern times - Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been the most clear-eyed, candid critic (on or off the Supreme Court) of the damage the majority of MAGA justices have...18 hours ago
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Yesterday’s Gems, Today’s Insights A Roundup of the Web’s Finest Blog Posts! 7-11-25 - *Yesterday’s Gems, Today’s Insights* *A Roundup of the Web’s Finest Blog Posts!**7-11-25* Stephen Miller: A Life and Career Driven by Hate and Ruthles...23 hours ago
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Public Assistance for the Privileged - Indiana Vouchers: Private School Coupons for Wealthy Families by Andy Spears Program costs nearly $500 million, funds private school discounts for the ri...1 day ago
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Success, Failure, and “Mediocrity” in U.S. Schools (Part 1) - I have learned over the years two things about school reform. First, they unfold in patterns, and, second, definitions of “good” schools have changed over ...1 day ago
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Schumer meets with war criminal, Netanyahu. Resistance grows among younger Dems. - He's the Democrats' gift to the MAGAs.1 day ago
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Indiana Vouchers: Private School Coupons for Wealthy Families - Program costs nearly $500 million, funds private school discounts for the rich1 day ago
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Updates to School Nutrition Program Standards - This MB provides Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs) Operators information and policy guidance regarding updates to federal CNP meal pattern requirements relea...1 day ago
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The ADL is not what it appears. (Reposted from the Guardian) - I am on vacation with the family until July 20th.1 day ago
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With Little Public Notice, the Omnibus Tax and Reconciliation Bill Established Federal Private School Tuition Vouchers - One of the problems with an omnibus bill like the huge “one big, beautiful” tax and reconciliation bill Congress passed last week or the budget bills legis...1 day ago
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Oak View Venue Development CEO - part of the Memorial Stadium Remodel - Name in Fed Lawsuit - Seattle Public Schools is working together with One Roof Stadium Partnership (ORSP) - a group including the Seattle Karken, Climate Pledge Arena, and One R...2 days ago
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La. Teachers: State Raise Funding Is on the 2026 Ballot - In June 2025, Louisiana governor Jeff Landry signed into law two bills aimed at giving Louisiana teachers a permanent pay raise (as opposed to the string o...2 days ago
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Our detailed critique of DOE draft class size plan for 2025-2026 school year - July 9, 2025 Below and here is our detailed critique of the DOE’s draft Class Size Reduction Plan for the 2025-2026 school year, along with a list of signe...2 days ago
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Get TIX on July 11 - https://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/revolutions-2/?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MMAFY26RevolutionsGroup&utm_content=version_A3 days ago
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Socialism 2025: A Movement Gathers - At the largest socialism conference yet, thousands came together to study, strategize, and build a fighting left3 days ago
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Poem: summer tomatoes (this is how we live, this is how we die) - my partner is having a flingthis summerwith tomatoes a red heirloomwe are sharingis gradually disappearingslice by sliceon the cutting board this morning i...3 days ago
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Poem: summer tomatoes (this is how we live, this is how we die) - my partner is having a flingthis summerwith tomatoes a red heirloomwe are sharingis gradually disappearingslice by sliceon the cutting board this morning i...3 days ago
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H.R. 1 Will Make America’s Kids Hungrier, Less Healthy, and Deeper in Poverty - A Moral Gut-Check4 days ago
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They Were Legal... - A six-year-old boy whose family was following established procedures to seek asylum has been detained as part of Trump’s War On Immigration, causing him ...4 days ago
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The resistance to “School choice” isn’t psychological—it’s principled. - Voters aren’t rejecting options. They’re choosing community. As a public education advocate in Florida, I can’t recall a...4 days ago
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“Creating The Conditions For Self-Motivated Students” - I’ve written quite a few posts for the British Council over the years. Unfortunately, most of them are no longer on their website. So, I’ll be republishing...4 days ago
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Organizándonos para afrontar la crueldad - Pronto, cada uno de nosotros tendrá su propia historia que contar sobre un hospital que cerró o un ser querido que falleció, se enfermó, pasó hambre o se v...5 days ago
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The Marines Invade Florida - From the halls of Sarasota to the shores of West Palm Beach...6 days ago
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This July 4th: What Children See - ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters you did it to me.’ ~Matthew 25:40 (English Standard Version) If ...1 week ago
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Judge Rules EdChoice’s Voucher Program Unconstitutional - The Supreme Court heard the arguments in St. Isadore of Seville Catholic Virtual School vs Drummond, which seeks to establish a religious charter school....1 week ago
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Making Sense of Trump's K-12 Budget Slashing - Behind the decision to withhold $6.8 billion in funds to K-12 schools lurks an ugly worldview1 week ago
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ICE IS GIVING US THE CREEPS - THE NEW ICE AGE: How Immigration Enforcement Got a Makeover and Why It's Giving Us the Creeps1 week ago
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House Bill 82 Passes! Awaiting Governor’s Signature! - Tonight, the Delaware House of Representatives unanimously passed Hiuse Bill 82 with Senate Amendment 1. If you’ve been living in a hole, this legislation ...1 week ago
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June’s Parent Engagement Resources - #DYK summer learning opportunities can be as close as your backyard? @SmithsonianEdu has tips for parents & educators on nature play, a type of hands-on le...2 weeks ago
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Come On People Now, Smile on your Brother - So—I am a Democrat. Not a surprise to anyone who regularly reads this blog. I think Democratic thoughts—Health care is a right! Fully support public educat...2 weeks 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 weeks ago
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Honoring Commissioner Betty Rosa at our Skinny Award Dinner - Our Skinny Award Dinner honoring Commissioner Betty Rosa on June 18 was a tremendous success! So many of her admirers attended to enjoy the company of o...2 weeks 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 ...4 weeks 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...4 weeks 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...5 weeks ago
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What Lessons Are We Learning from Our Students? - “Mr. Vilson, I’m in a doctoral program, just like you.” One of my former students posted a picture of a quad at an established university. ... Read More ...1 month ago
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What Lessons Are We Learning from Our Students? - “Mr. Vilson, I’m in a doctoral program, just like you.” One of my former students posted a picture of a quad at an established university. ... Read More ...1 month 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...1 month ago
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Preserving an Educated Future for America (Short Term Plan) - Draft excerpt from forthcoming work: The short-term plans presented here are focused primarily on mitigating damages inflicted by the current federal admin...2 months ago
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Preserving an Educated Future for America (Short Term Plan) - Draft excerpt from forthcoming work: The short-term plans presented here are focused primarily on mitigating damages inflicted by the current federal admin...2 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 more2 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...2 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...2 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...3 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...3 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...3 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...4 months ago
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Are we all on the same team? - Copied from Quora; I didn’t write any of this… As an American I ask my fellow Americans, why can’t you realize at the end of the day we are all on the same...4 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...5 months ago
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Who is the new CEO of Teach For America? - From 1990 until 2013, the CEO of TFA was the founder, Wendy Kopp. Under her leadership the program grew from a small organization that struggled to make pa...5 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 ...6 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...7 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...8 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...9 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...10 months 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 ...11 months 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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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY (2024 Updated) - 20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY 1. Pace University Rating: (4.2 ) Address: One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038... The post 20 Best Mph Programs In...1 year ago
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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies - POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the impact of Florida's new laws Continue reading1 year 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...2 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...2 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 ...2 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...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...3 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.4 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 ...4 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 García 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...5 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...5 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...5 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...6 years ago
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Book Review: The History of Institutional Racism in U.S. Public Schools (2018, Garn Press) by Susan DuFresne - 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...8 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...8 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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Thank you - Dear Readers, Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...9 years ago
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A brief appearance in the Black Panther documentary - 1969 press conference: From left: Fred Hampton and Bobby Rush (Black Panthers); Cha Cha Jiminez (Young Lords Organization); Mike Klonsky (SDS) I have a s...9 years ago
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GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat - *GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat* *SAVE-THE-DATEMarch 8-10, 2019 • Provincetown, MA* The GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat in Provincetown is a s...9 years ago
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I am Retiring - I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conte...9 years ago
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A Call To Action – Tweet For Principal Jamaal Bowman and CASA Middle School Students - 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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New Beginnings: Kickstarter and EdWeek Teacher - Greetings to InterACT readers one and all! If you’ve been following posts here recently you might recall that I’m moving my blogging activity to other loca...10 years ago
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Pay Teachers Less to Improve School Efficiency - hmmm! - As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I regularly visit, I came...10 years ago
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EDMC's 'Art Institute' For-Profit College Forces Out Arts Professor for Refusing to Adopt E-Textbook | Dailycensored.com
EDMC's 'Art Institute' For-Profit College Forces Out Arts Professor for Refusing to Adopt E-Textbook | Dailycensored.com:
Christine Rubino Gets The Shaft.southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com:
Christine Rubino Gets The Shaft
Christine Rubino Gets The Shaft
by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)
This will be the first of hopefully many documents from the files of the Christine Rubino case.
Tonight's inanity is how mediator Randi Lowitt and DOE "attorney" Jeffrey Gamils team up on Christine for not having an attorney at the opening of her hearing.
Long story short, Christine changed attorneys, as is her right, at the last minute. The arbitrator had no problem having a hearing without an attorney representing Christine, and the DOE "attorney" seemed to have
Tonight's inanity is how mediator Randi Lowitt and DOE "attorney" Jeffrey Gamils team up on Christine for not having an attorney at the opening of her hearing.
Long story short, Christine changed attorneys, as is her right, at the last minute. The arbitrator had no problem having a hearing without an attorney representing Christine, and the DOE "attorney" seemed to have
An Urban Teacher's Education: Two Items for Those of Us Living in the Pacific Northwest
An Urban Teacher's Education: Two Items for Those of Us Living in the Pacific Northwest:
Two Items for Those of Us Living in the Pacific Northwest

Two Items for Those of Us Living in the Pacific Northwest
by James Boutin


There are two things I've been trying to promote recently for concerned citizens in the Pacific Northwest. So please, if you agree that either of these are worth promoting, share on Facebook, Twitter, and everything else.
1) At the SOS Conference in DC a few weeks ago, the Washington State delegation decided it would be a good idea to generate a listserv focusing on education related news items from around the Pacific Northwest - i.e. Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. As corporate reform moves west, it will become increasingly important that those of us adamently opposed to it organize and find ways of connecting. The listserv is meant to serve as a
1) At the SOS Conference in DC a few weeks ago, the Washington State delegation decided it would be a good idea to generate a listserv focusing on education related news items from around the Pacific Northwest - i.e. Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. As corporate reform moves west, it will become increasingly important that those of us adamently opposed to it organize and find ways of connecting. The listserv is meant to serve as a
Cultural Miseducation: Knowledge, Power and Ethnic Studies | MyFDL
Cultural Miseducation: Knowledge, Power and Ethnic Studies | MyFDL:

![]() Cultural Miseducation: Knowledge, Power and Ethnic Studies | |
By: Michelle Chen Friday August 17, 2012 8:36 pm |

Julio Salgado
This summer, Tucson students, educators, and activist did something rebellious: they celebrated books. These weren’t just any books, of course. They were the books that had been deemed contraband by school authorities, vilified as tools of a curriculum that promotes ethnic hatred. In other words, they were works like Rethinking Columbus: The Next 500 Years, Mexican White Boy, the play Zoot Suit, and Like Water for Chocolate. Texts that aim to foster critical thinking, political curiosity, and other dangerous behaviors.
The idea that these books are “subversive” was a pretext for a crackdown on Mexican American studies in Tucson. And once the controversy was broadcast across the country, Americans of all background
Big Education Ape Nite Cap 8-18-12 #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
Educator Musing: Parent Revolution Robbing School District

Educator Musing: Parent Revolution Robbing School District: Parent Revolution Robbing School District by Educator Musing 'Trigger' parents sue Adelanto School District http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/adelanto-33801-sue-trigger.html Parent Revolution backed an expensive lawsuit against the Adelanto School District to impose a charter the parents claim to not want. Now Gabe Rose of Parent Revolution is consulting with attorneys to do it again. This small school district may not be able to stand against the big league juggernaut funded by wealthy foundations. This is so wrong... more »
Speed, Violence and Testing Culture | educarenow

Speed, Violence and Testing Culture | educarenow: Speed, Violence and Testing Culture Posted on August 17, 2012 | Leave a comment I continue to think about Paul Thomas’s recent post, *Time As Capital: The Rise of the Frantic Class.* Essentially Paul is arguing that “busyness,” the frantic pace of our culture, takes away the time needed for the kind of reflection that can free us. Being busy insures the lack of time needed to ask questions such as, why am I so busy? What am I doing with my life? What is truly important to me? Thomas shows that this busyness functions to continue to... more »
To Build Community, an Economy of More Gifts and Less Money | Lefty Parent

To Build Community, an Economy of More Gifts and Less Money | Lefty Parent: To Build Community, an Economy of More Gifts and Less Money by Cooper Zale For many years now I’ve been uncomfortable walking into a big crowded shopping mall and feeling the energy of the place. It generally feels like most people are there for entertainment, shopping for stuff they don’t really need. Four years ago I remember people joking about how it is very much a contemporary American cultural practice to “Shop ’til you drop” (STYD), but since the Great Recession, I rarely hear that any more. Good rid... more »
Finally People are Talking About Medicaid | First Focus

Finally People are Talking About Medicaid | First Focus: [image: First Focus - Making Childen and Families the Priority] Finally People are Talking About MedicaidBy Lisa Shapiro August 9, 2012 As a Medicaid advocate for almost two decades, I’ve done a lot of writing and other agitating about the uninsured and the importance of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for the poorest kids in our country. Over the years, my colleagues and I have worked hard to raise awareness about Medicaid and CHIP to be sure that all kids are able to get the medical care they n... more »
Imagine That: Ex-charter students swell St. Louis, KC enrollment - SFGate

Ex-charter students swell St. Louis, KC enrollment - SFGate: Ex-charter students swell St. Louis, KC enrollmentHEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated PressUpdated 11:08 a.m., Saturday, August 18, 2012 [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Enrollment has swelled in unaccredited St. Louis and Kansas City public schools as about 5,000 students from shuttered charter schools find a new place to get an education. Years of declining enrollment, spurred by families moving to the suburbs or enrolling child in private, parochial or charter schools, me... more »
Parent Trigger Charter School Effort Ends in California | Scathing Purple Musings

Parent Trigger Charter School Effort Ends in California | Scathing Purple Musings: Parent Trigger Charter School Effort Ends in California by Bob Sikes From the *Los Angeles Times*: Board members for the Adelanto Elementary School District voted 3-1 to accept the parents’ petition for an overhaul at Desert Trails Elementary School, where more than three-fourths of sixth-graders fail to read and do math at grade level. But they rejected the parents’ preferred choice for change, a charter campus, after concluding there was insufficient time to start one up for the current school y... more »
Charter school group's chief blamed for 2010 cheating scandal - latimes.com
Charter school group's chief blamed for 2010 cheating scandal - latimes.com: Charter school group's chief blamed for 2010 cheating scandalEducators say John Allen asked Crescendo principals to show teachers the state standardized test. L.A. Unified was going to suspend him, but the board voted to fire him and close the campuses. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-crescendo-20120818,0,5414088.story [image: John Allen] Two separate investigations into the cheating scandal blamed Crescendo's founder and chief executive, John Allen, who was driven, as one official said, by a desir... more »
Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky

Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee. by Fred Klonsky Popout *“It’s a new day, Klonsky,”* wrote a friend in an email to me this morning. *“You’re in an IEA video.”* I had to laugh. *“Nah,”* I wrote back. *“It is just testimony to how few members the IEA bothered to mobilize yesterday. I was a desperate choice.”* It was only over the past couple days that the IEA encouraged people to attend the special session that the Governor called. And even then they made is clear in *bold type *that they would make no special efforts, no busses and no financial support. Any member ... more »
History Repeats Itself in the Classroom « Diane Ravitch's blog

History Repeats Itself in the Classroom « Diane Ravitch's blog: History Repeats Itself in the Classroom by dianerav A reader comments on an earlier post written by a teacher who taught in Hartford: *I have seen this teacher’s story played out in so many schools in NYC.* *She asks who will subject themselves to teaching in the most challenging of communities?* *I often had that same concern. I agree. At a point in the not so distant future, teachers will be retiring and schools will need to staff the classes.* *There will be teachers available to teach in high needs schools, but de... more »
Nearly Half the Teachers in New York City Are Denied Tenure in 2012 - NYTimes.com

Nearly Half the Teachers in New York City Are Denied Tenure in 2012 - NYTimes.com: Many New York City Teachers Denied Tenure in Policy ShiftBy AL BAKERPublished: August 17, 2012 - FACEBOOK - TWITTER - GOOGLE+ - E-MAIL - SHARE - PRINT - REPRINTS - Nearly half of New York City teachers reaching the end of their probations were denied tenure this year, the Education Department said on Friday, marking the culmination of years of efforts toward Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s goal to end “tenure as we know it.” Connect with NYTMetro [image: Metro Twitter Logo.]... more »
Team Vallas, Bridgeport’s illegal board; where is the documentation? - Wait, What?

Team Vallas, Bridgeport’s illegal board; where is the documentation? - Wait, What?: Team Vallas, Bridgeport’s illegal board; where is the documentation? by jonpelto It seems that every day we learn about some other consultants that have been brought in by Paul Vallas to work in Bridgeport’s Public School System. Many of these people are his friends, colleagues or actually work for his private consulting company. At the same time, we continue to hear about new contracts for textbooks, software or various other products or services. And yet it has become painfully clear that neither... more »
Florida’s EOC Requiremment Imperils Private School and Voucher Students While Amendment 8 Looms | Scathing Purple Musings

Florida’s EOC Requiremment Imperils Private School and Voucher Students While Amendment 8 Looms | Scathing Purple Musings: Florida’s EOC Requiremment Imperils Private School and Voucher Students While Amendment 8 Looms by Bob Sikes Florida Governor Rick Scott followed through on his promise to be more open and created *Project Sunburst*, a web site which would publish the emails he receives and sends as governor. One email easily catches the eye of education policy observers across the state. It’s from a director of students affairs at a Florida private school. Dear Governor Sco... more »
What Readers Said About CNN and Randi Kaye « Diane Ravitch's blog

What Readers Said About CNN and Randi Kaye « Diane Ravitch's blog: What Readers Said About CNN and Randi Kaye by dianerav I taped an interview with Randi Kaye of CNN Newsroom on Friday August 17. I was invited to do this interview in response to her earlier interview with Michelle Rhee. I went to CNN assuming I was invited to express my differences with Rhee, who gets far more airtime than I to present her agenda of attacking US education, smearing teachers, calling for an end to tenure and seniority, and demanding merit pay, charter schools, vouchers, for-profit charter schools, ... more »
Due Process for all « Deborah Meier on Education

Due Process for all « Deborah Meier on Education: Due Process for all by debmeier “Tenure does not afford any advantages in pay or job assignments, or guarantee permanent employment. Its most important benefit is to grant teachers certain protections against dismissal without justification, including the right to a hearing before an arbitrator. Teachers and their unions embrace tenure as an important defense against indiscriminate or politically tinged hiring and firing.” notes Al Baker, NY Times, Friday, August 17 titled Correction re PRRAC by debmeier Correction for those inte... more »
The Weekly Update: The Gates Foundation, the Broad Foundation and vouchers. A few of my favorite things. | Seattle Education

The Weekly Update: The Gates Foundation, the Broad Foundation and vouchers. A few of my favorite things. | Seattle Education: The Weekly Update: The Gates Foundation, the Broad Foundation and vouchers. A few of my favorite things. by seattleducation2011 *The Weekly Update for the news you might have missed.* We’ll start with this commentary on the Gates Foundation and how it has lost its way. A non-profit *can* have too much money. Reforming Gates Gates Foundation Headquarters in Seattle In my last post I wrote about the pattern at the Gates Foundation of abusing the idea of “resea... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-18-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] CNN Interview: What They Dropped Out by dianerav I just watched my interview with Randi Kaye. I am happy to say that the editors clipped out her opening question, in which she tried to use NAEP scale scores as “grades” for the U.S., , which they are not. A scale is a trend line. It is better to see scores go up than down. The scale itself is an artificial construct (as all scales are). It is not aligned with any standards. You can’t say that a 300 is good or bad, you can only say that it is higher than 350 ... more »
‘Florida DOE Has Abdicated its Accountability Role to Pearson | Scathing Purple Musings

‘Florida DOE Has Abdicated its Accountability Role to Pearson | Scathing Purple Musings: ‘Florida DOE Has Abdicated its Accountability Role to Pearson by Bob Sikes Within a blistering critique of Gerard Robinson’s tenure as Florida’s education commissioner, Osceola school board member Jay Wheeler make an astonishing observation about the role that testing giant Pearson plays in Florida’s education system. Writes Wheeler in *Around Osceola:* Additionally the Florida Department of education has abdicated its role for accountability to a sole source for profit testing company for al... more »
Grumpy Educators: Florida Testing and Accountability System Creates Havoc in Private Schools

Grumpy Educators: Florida Testing and Accountability System Creates Havoc in Private Schools: Florida Testing and Accountability System Creates Havoc in Private Schools by Sandra The smooth system of transferring credits from private schools to public schools has apparently been eliminated. According to an email sent to Governor Scott, the Volusia County Director of Assessment informed the Trinity Christian Academy in Deltona that credit will not be given to private school students who transfer to public school for courses, such as Algebra and Biology, because the standardized end... more »
Obama Back-To-School Report Highlights Education Cuts, Teacher Layoffs

Obama Back-To-School Report Highlights Education Cuts, Teacher Layoffs: Obama Back-To-School Report Highlights Education Cuts, Teacher Layoffs by Joy Resmovits [image: FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa. Photo: Carolyn Kaster / AP] Hundreds of thousands of teachers have lost their jobs in recent years. And as U.S. students go back to school amid a presidential campaign with clashing budget visions, President Barack Obama is sounding the alarm. Since since the end of the recession three years ago, 300,000 edu... more »
Weekly Address: Congress Should Back Plan to Hire Teachers | The White House

Weekly Address: Congress Should Back Plan to Hire Teachers | The White House: Weekly Address: Congress Should Back Plan to Hire Teachers With students starting to head back to school, President Obama used this week’s address to discuss the critical role that education plays in America’s future. Nothing is more important to a child’s education than a great teacher. Unfortunately, tens of thousands of teachers will not be going back to school this year, partially because of budget cuts at the state and local level. That means more crowded classrooms, fewer kindergarten and preschoo... more »
Top Content this Week - 8-18-12 The Educator's PLN

Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN: 1[image: Reactive Attachment Disorder]Reactive Attachment Disorder Posted by Linda Curtis on August 12, 2012 2[image: ISTE-presentation Will Richardson]ISTE-presentation Will Richardson Added by Thomas Whitby on July 12, 2012 3[image: Motivation and Learning]Motivation and Learning Added by Adena Raub Dershowitz on July 30, 2012 4[image: SZOTER: CAPTURE AND ANNOTATE SCREENSHOTS]SZOTER: CAPTURE AND ANNOTATE SCREENSHOTS Added by Gianfranco D'Aversa on August 18, 2012 5[image: Student overload with technology]Student overload with technology Pos... more »
This Week's Answer Sheet 8-18-1212 - School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post

The Answer Sheet - School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] The big business of charter schools Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 1 day ago If you are wondering why you should add charter schools to your investment portfolios, here’s David Brain, head of a major investment concern called Entertainment Properties Trust, to tell you. This isn’t a joke. Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon] What schools need: Vigor instead of rigor Valerie ... more »
This Week's Education Research Report 8-18-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research Report: *THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT* Poor Oral Health Can Mean Missed School, Lower Grades Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 3 days ago Poor oral health, dental disease, and tooth pain can put kids at a serious disadvantage in school, according to a new Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study. “The Impact of Oral Health on the Academic Performance of Disadvantaged Children,” appearing in the September 2012 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, examined nearly 1500 socioeconomically disadvantaged elementary and high school chil... more »
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 8-18-12 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: [image: Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Problems.] “Boosting Parent Engagement Before School Starts” Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 21 hours ago Boosting Parent Engagement Before School Starts is a good post over at Education Week by Michele Molnar. It’s about a project in New Haven, Connecticut. It’s: Jump starting parent engagement before the first day of school involves a get-out-the-volunteer effort that will put up to 100 two-person teams in neighbor... more »
Daily Kos: Charles Blow: "Dark Road to the White House"

Daily Kos: Charles Blow: "Dark Road to the White House": Charles Blow: "Dark Road to the White House" by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) [image: Road animated gif] Shady money, voter suppression, shifting positions, murky details and widespread apathy.If there is a road map for a Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan win in November, that’s it. Distasteful all. That is how Blow begins this *New York Times* column.On the web page along side the column, one reads some fascinating statistics, dervied from a Suffolk University Poll representing 90 million adults of voting age: Unregistered, unlikely t... more »
School Tech Connect: Rahm the Dupe
School Tech Connect: Rahm the Dupe: Rahm the Dupe by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Just a reminder.... Popout So in the intervening time, Rahm Emanuel is elected mayor. on the first ballot, and he strongly supports our proposal. Jim (Crown) *talked about that talking point that we made up and he repeated a thousand time probably on the campaign trail about Houston kids going to school four more years than Chicago kids. --- *Jonah Edelman That tape from Aspen will live in infamy. Every time I see it, I focus on something new. What's striking about this particular segment is tha... more »
New coalition plans to offer own Philly schools overhaul vision - Philly.com

New coalition plans to offer own Philly schools overhaul vision - Philly.com: New coalition plans to offer own Philly schools overhaul vision August 17, 2012|By Kristen A. Graham, Inquirer Staff Writer - - - Share on emailShare on printShare on redditMore Sharing Services - - - - - [image: Jerry Jordan , head of the teachers' union, answers questions from reporters in front of Spring Garden Elementary School, where the coalition announced its plans. AKIRA SUWA / Staff Photographer] Jerry Jordan , head of the teachers' u... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: CTU printing strike signs

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: CTU printing strike signs: CTU printing strike signs by Mike Klonsky Nina Gapshis of Progress Printing said Friday the Bridgeport printer was busy doing a run of 20,000 to 30,000 strike signs for the CTU. The last time Progress Printing had such an order from the CTU, a long-time client, was in 1987, when teachers waged a 19-day strike, Gapshis said. According to the CTU news release, the union must “prepare its members for the worst” so it ordered the printing of “on strike’’ signs.
When Comic Journalism Meets Education Reform « Diane Ravitch's blog

When Comic Journalism Meets Education Reform « Diane Ravitch's blog: When Comic Journalism Meets Education Reform by dianerav What do you do when you want to reach the public but you have no money and no access to the mainstream media? Here’s what: Some very brilliant educators decided to try a novel way to explain the issues to the public. They used comic journalism, a simple, direct means of communicating complex ideas. What do you think? Is it an effective medium? Pre-K Standards in Common Core by dianerav A reader does some Internet searching for pre-K standards and comments: ... more »
TO STUDENT LOAN OR NOT TO STUDENT LOAN, THAT IS THE QUESTION (A préstamo de estudiante o de no prestar ESTUDIANTE, ESA ES LA CUESTIÓN) - Perdaily.com

TO STUDENT LOAN OR NOT TO STUDENT LOAN, THAT IS THE QUESTION (A préstamo de estudiante o de no prestar ESTUDIANTE, ESA ES LA CUESTIÓN) - Perdaily.com: TO STUDENT LOAN OR NOT TO STUDENT LOAN, THAT IS THE QUESTION (A préstamo de estudiante o de no prestar ESTUDIANTE, ESA ES LA CUESTIÓN) by Leonard Isenberg [image: Student Loan Default.jpg] *(Mensaje se repite en Español) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post) **Somebody just sent me a post about student loans and the necessity of getting a cosigner. It got me thinking about the whole issue of st... more »
UPDATE: Just back from Springfield, Illinois. Friday, August 17th, 2012. « Fred Klonsky

Just back from Springfield. « Fred Klonsky: Springfield, Illinois. Friday, August 17th, 2012. by Fred Klonsky Just back from Springfield. by Fred Klonsky At about noon the rumor was that a deal might have been worked out to take the language of HB1447 and apply it to all the state pension systems in exchange for dropping the pension cost shift. The HB1447 language was to create a forced choice of health care for a cost of living adjustment. Originally HB1447 only applied to a certain group of state employees. Arriving home from our trip to the state capital, it now appears that t... more »
Schools Matter: Public Education Being Set on Fire

Schools Matter: Public Education Being Set on Fire: Public Education Being Set on Fire by Judy Rabin Colleges of education can no longer hide the truth about what's in store for future public school teachers.Barbara Madeloni at UMASS Amherst led the fight against Pearson but the corporate control over schools of education continues. Who will want to teach in the new Walmart version of education? A Student and Future Teacher’s Voice about “Teachers Rock” POSTED BY STEPHRRIVERA ⋅ AUGUST 17, 2012 ⋅ LEAVE A COMMENT *FILED UNDER* BLOG, EDUCATION, EDUCATORS, MEDIA, NEWS, OPINION, PERSON... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: SOS PRESS RELEASE

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: SOS PRESS RELEASE: SOS PRESS RELEASE by Mike Klonsky SOS National Press Release; Ongoing Organizing Roles, Platforms, Action *Save Our Schools: A National Call to Action* www.saveourschoolsmarch.org For Further Information: Bob George (708) 692-5818 *For Immediate Release August 16, 2012* SAVE OUR SCHOOLS PLANS ONGOING ORGANIZING ROLE; RELEASES FIRST SET OF EDUCATION PLATFORM PLANKS; ANNOUNCES INITIAL CAMPAIGN OPPOSING “PARENT TRIGGER” SCHEME Energized by the scores of grassroots leaders from across the nation who attended its national convention in Wa... more »
The in box. Teacher MiC concludes his letters to Governor Quinn. « Fred Klonsky

The in box. Teacher MiC concludes his letters to Governor Quinn. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. Teacher MiC concludes his letters to Governor Quinn. by Fred Klonsky In this third letter to Governor Quinn Teacher MiC explains why it isn’t pensions that need reforming. It is Springfield that needs to be reformed. *Dear Governor Quinn,* *I saw on the news that you visited the state fair the other day and were booed off the stage. Even after this interaction you said “I think the people of Illinois are with me.” If the people of Illinois are with you Governor, who were those people in t... more »
When the Common Core=Teaching Reading Strategies 2.0 « The Core Knowledge Blog

When the Common Core=Teaching Reading Strategies 2.0 « The Core Knowledge Blog: When the Common Core=Teaching Reading Strategies 2.0by Rachel Levy *August 17th, 2012* Tags: Common Core State Standards, Literacy, reading strategies, Teaching Posted in Education Practice | No Comments » According to its advocates, the Common Core Standards will usher in an era of equal opportunity to higher quality education via better, richer, and more career and college relevant standards. But if the account presented in this post on Education Sector’s *The Quick & The Ed* is any indication, I fear ... more »
Dick Meister: The billionaire's bill of rights | SF Bay Guardian

Dick Meister: The billionaire's bill of rights | SF Bay Guardian: Dick Meister: The billionaire's bill of rights 08.16.12 - 8:53 pm | (3) - [image: Print]Print - Share *By Dick Meister** * *Dick Meister, former labor editor of the SF Chronicle and KQED-TV Newsroom, has covered labor and politics for more than a half-century. Contact him through his website, www.dickmeister, which includes more than 350 of his columns.* Billionaire corporate interests and other well financed anti-labor forces are waging a major drive to stifle the political voice of workers and their uni... more »
Fake special ed vendors stole $1.5 million from city, probe finds | GothamSchools

Fake special ed vendors stole $1.5 million from city, probe finds | GothamSchools: Fake special ed vendors stole $1.5 million from city, probe findsby Geoff Decker, at 6:08 pm Two men used shell companies and forged signatures to charge the Department of Education for sign language services that students didn’t need, an investigation found. The fraud ran for more than two school years and cost the city at least $1.5 million. The brazen scheme involved claiming payment for services to students who were not enrolled in city schools and, in some cases, offered as proof that services... more »
Schools Matter: Common Core Comments Tell Different Story

Schools Matter: Common Core Comments Tell Different Story: Common Core Comments Tell Different Story by Judy Rabin Reading through the comments on the National Governor's Association (NGA) Report on *Public Feedback on Common Core Standards **(2*010) you would never know the public would like to see a well-rounded curriculum, less testing and assessment in math and reading, and age level appropriate curriculum that doesn't include standardized testing. Despite repeated concerns about these and other issues in the report, however, these concerns are being ignored by policy makers a... more »
RheeFirst! » Three interesting findings in the RomneyFirst report

RheeFirst! » Three interesting findings in the RomneyFirst report: Three interesting findings in the RomneyFirst report by admin The RomneyFirst report released yesterday by New Yorker for Great Public Schools, contains a few findings that are worth highlighting on their own. - According to the report, StudentsFirst has overwhelmingly endorsed Republicans—according to the report, 68% of StudentsFirst endorsements went to Republicans (page 3). - A PAC connected to StudentsFirst is run by a former Bush-Cheney 2004 communications staffer (page 3). - StudentsFirst... more »
Schools Matter: Parents, Teachers and Citizens Organize to Save Public Education

Schools Matter: Parents, Teachers and Citizens Organize to Save Public Education: Parents, Teachers and Citizens Organize to Save Public Education by Judy Rabin * * *With three months before the election, parents, teachers and citizens join in fight to save public schools and end the reign of high stakes testing as a weapon of mass destruction. Instead of just one tool, or measurement of ability in a particular area, the tests have produced a steady stream of cash for those who sell them and track the data and a way to close down failing public schools and replace them with for pr... more »
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's Shopping Spree Continues In Florida - Orlando Sentinel

School choice Florida: 'School choice' measure hinges on outcome of Senate races - Orlando Sentinel: 'School choice' measure hinges on outcome of Senate races 1:36 p.m. EST, August 17, 2012|Aaron Deslatte, Capitol View TALLAHASSEE –Legislative elections this fall may have outsized importance for the future direction of public schools, charters and school vouchers -- and the unions, for-profit companies and education advocates attempting to gain sway. In last week's primaries, one aim of the "school choice" organizations working under the banner of Florida Federation for Children w... more »
Jersey Jazzman: StudentsFirst & B4K: What's The Connection?

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