Arizona Plan to Increase Inequality
Governor Jan Brewer has an idea.
It is a bad idea.
Someone please explain it to her.
She wants all schools to start with the same base funding (perhaps lower than what they have now). Then to givebonuses to schools that get an A or B!
As this blogger, David Safier, explains, the schools that get high marks are likely to be the school serving the students from affluent families.
Governor Brewer’s plan will increase inequity in funding and drag down poor kids whose schools need more staff
It is a bad idea.
Someone please explain it to her.
She wants all schools to start with the same base funding (perhaps lower than what they have now). Then to givebonuses to schools that get an A or B!
As this blogger, David Safier, explains, the schools that get high marks are likely to be the school serving the students from affluent families.
Governor Brewer’s plan will increase inequity in funding and drag down poor kids whose schools need more staff
Michigan: How to Solve Problems that No One Has
Eclectablog reports on a new Republican strategy: How to solve non-existent problems.
Read here.
Read here.
“If you think the billionaires aren’t rich enough, women have too much control of their bodies and workers get paid too much, this GOP is for
Walton Funds School Closing Hearing in Chicago
This is amazing. According to the Chicago education research journal Catalyst, the Chicago Public Schoolsreceived nearly half a million dollars from one of the nation’s most rightwing foundations to sponsor “community engagement” on school closings.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to close as many as 200 schools. He also wants to open more charters, which would be non-union and would mean another dramatic decline in the number of African-American teachers. Who better to facilitate the decimation of public education than the Walton Foundation, known for its love of voucher, charters, and privatization?
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to close as many as 200 schools. He also wants to open more charters, which would be non-union and would mean another dramatic decline in the number of African-American teachers. Who better to facilitate the decimation of public education than the Walton Foundation, known for its love of voucher, charters, and privatization?
Sample Resolution for Equitable Funding
This is the resolution adopted by the Perrin-Whitt school district in Texas, where John Kuhn is superintendent. John is a fighter for children and a member of our honor roll as a champion of public education. He earns his spurs very day as he continues to inspire us.
WHEREAS, the State of Texas has established a system that funds public schools at levels that differ greatly from school district to school district, and
WHEREAS, the State holds all schools—whether high-funded or low-funded—to the exact same academic
WHEREAS, the State of Texas has established a system that funds public schools at levels that differ greatly from school district to school district, and
WHEREAS, the State holds all schools—whether high-funded or low-funded—to the exact same academic
Take Two Kids
News from the Equity Center of Texas about the state’s unjust accountability system:
The EC Xpress
January 22, 2013 • An Equity Center Publication • Volume 4, Number 3
Take Two Kids…
Take two children. Dress one in street clothes and work boots. Dress the other child in competition track gear with the finest track shoes; give him starting blocks, more coaching; put him on a fast all- weather lane to run his race. Give the first child a lane that is uneven and difficult to navigate; then move him 10 yards behind the
The EC Xpress
January 22, 2013 • An Equity Center Publication • Volume 4, Number 3
Take Two Kids…
Take two children. Dress one in street clothes and work boots. Dress the other child in competition track gear with the finest track shoes; give him starting blocks, more coaching; put him on a fast all- weather lane to run his race. Give the first child a lane that is uneven and difficult to navigate; then move him 10 yards behind the
Join Me at Huge Rally in Austin on February 23
I will speak at the Save Texas Schools rally on February 23 in Austin.
Help stop budget cuts and vouchers.
Join me in Austin.
Fight for the future of public education in Texas!
SAVE TEXAS SCHOOLS RALLY
February 23, 2013
Dear Save Texas Schools Supporter,
As you know, our public schools are under attack now more than ever. With continuing brutal budget cuts to
Help stop budget cuts and vouchers.
Join me in Austin.
Fight for the future of public education in Texas!
SAVE TEXAS SCHOOLS RALLY
February 23, 2013
Dear Save Texas Schools Supporter,
As you know, our public schools are under attack now more than ever. With continuing brutal budget cuts to
When Is Federal Intervention OK?
This reader says that federal intervention is appropriate on behalf of social justice: civil rights and gender equity. But it’s wrong when employed to close public schools and privatize them (charters and vouchers) or to impose curriculum (that orohibition is in federal law).
WEIRD CIRCLE
That is sort of unfair, to complain that only 2% of the Federal budget goes to Education. After all, education is a
WEIRD CIRCLE
That is sort of unfair, to complain that only 2% of the Federal budget goes to Education. After all, education is a
Mercedes Schneider on NCTQ and TFA: Part 2
Mercedes Schneider, who teaches in Louisiana and holds a doctorate in statistics and research methods,continues her analysis of NCTQ, its letter grade reports, and its ties to the reform movement.
Is the Tide Turning?
The Journey for Justice brought civil rights activists from across the nation to Washington, D.C., where they presented their demands to Secretary Duncan.
This is an important development because until now the leaders of the corporate reform movement have called themselves leaders of the “civil rights issue of our times.” This phrase has been bandied about by Joel Klein,
This is an important development because until now the leaders of the corporate reform movement have called themselves leaders of the “civil rights issue of our times.” This phrase has been bandied about by Joel Klein,
We Will Help the Garfield Teachers
I was interviewed today by a Seattle radio reporter who said that the teachers who refused to give the MAP test may be fined 10 days pay.
I told him they were acting in the finest tradition of American resistance to unjust authority. I mentioned Thoreau
I told him they were acting in the finest tradition of American resistance to unjust authority. I mentioned Thoreau
Bill Gates and the Cult of Measurement
Anthony Cody has written a guest column for readers of the blog. As you may know, Anthony regularly blogs at “Living in Dialogue,” hosted by Education Week. He is one of the most thoughtful commentators on the education scene. He taught science in middle school in Oakland, California, for many years and is a National Board-Certified Teacher.
Bill Gates’ annual letter was just released and can be read
Bill Gates’ annual letter was just released and can be read
Diane in the Evening 1-30-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: How Credible Are Those Voucher Evaluations? by dianerav What am I missing here? Dr. Patrick Wolf has made his reputation evaluating voucher plans in Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee, but now we see that he is speaking at a conservative think tank about the “success” of vouchers during a celebration of school choice. He wrote an opinion piece for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune warning that the state was falling behind in providing Breaking News: Students in Providence Oppose High-Stakes Testing by dianerav Yesterday it was students in Portland, Oregon, today... more »