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Georgia’s Tax Credit Program for “Just Us” Folks
Here is a great article about Georgia’s “tax credit scholarship” program by Myra Blackmon of the Athens Banner-Herald.
Blackmon writes:
“I’m just sick about all this. My beloved Georgia has gone from being a shining beacon of educational innovation in the 1990s to a “me and my kid first” basis for decision-making and funding. We are resegregating our schools
Blackmon writes:
“I’m just sick about all this. My beloved Georgia has gone from being a shining beacon of educational innovation in the 1990s to a “me and my kid first” basis for decision-making and funding. We are resegregating our schools
What If the Diagnosis Is Based on Junk Science?
The letter-grading system that is spreading across many states originated in Florida during Jeb Bush’s tenure as governor. His goal was to show how poorly public schools were doing and to blame schools if students had low test scores, thus diverting attention from the social and economic causes of poor performance in school. Red states love letter grades, as does Mayor Bloomberg in New York City, who has advanced privatization as much
Insiders’ Report on History of Chicago Teachers Union
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George Schmidt is the quintessential fiery fighter for workers and teachers rights. His analysis oh how the CTU got to where it is today and the challenges it faces in the coming months is below:
George Schmidt
by George Schmidt, Chicago Teachers Union/ Substance News http://www.substancenews.net/
One of the most important things about the past 13 years in the Chicago Teachers Union is that all of us — including those of us at Substance — have a record to stand on (or fall on our faces with). In August 2000, the Chicago Board of Education, at its monthly meeting, voted to fire me, on a motion (“Board Report”) from Paul G.
George Schmidt is the quintessential fiery fighter for workers and teachers rights. His analysis oh how the CTU got to where it is today and the challenges it faces in the coming months is below:
George Schmidt
by George Schmidt, Chicago Teachers Union/ Substance News http://www.substancenews.net/
One of the most important things about the past 13 years in the Chicago Teachers Union is that all of us — including those of us at Substance — have a record to stand on (or fall on our faces with). In August 2000, the Chicago Board of Education, at its monthly meeting, voted to fire me, on a motion (“Board Report”) from Paul G.
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Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] How Pearson’s Connections Academy Cheated a Blind Student by dianerav Online charter schools are, with few exceptions a sham. They waste taxpayer dollars and, worse, they waste students’ lives. Here is an especially egregious example. Pearson’s Connections Academy graduated a blind student who could Are Your Students Tested to Despair? by dianerav If you answered yes, click on this website that is fighting the testing madness in the schools. Share your stories... more »