Los Angeles School Board Race: Follow the Money
This just arrived in my email box:
LAUSD: Follow The Money by Joseph K
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I have to do this my way. You tell me what you know, and I’ll confirm. I’ll keep you in the right direction if I can, but that’s all. Just… follow the money.
-Deep Throat, “All the President’s Men” (1976)
If you want to know the direction LAUSD School Board President Monica Garcia and new candidate Kate Anderson want to take the Los Angeles School District after the upcoming election, then follow the money. In this case following the money isn’t difficult because there is just so damn much of it. Start with an astounding quarter of a million dollars by Eli Broad, Superintendent Deasy’s mentor and
Here Is the Link for Save Texas Schools Rally This Saurday
I will be there.
So will John Kuhn and many more.
Join with thousands of Texas parents and educators to demand a restoration of the budget cuts.
Save Texas public schools: http://savetxschools.org/
So will John Kuhn and many more.
Join with thousands of Texas parents and educators to demand a restoration of the budget cuts.
Save Texas public schools: http://savetxschools.org/
Turmoil in Muskegon Heights Charter Schools
When the school district of impoverished Muskegon Heights went broke, Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan felt no obligation to save public education. He appointed an emergency manager to privatize the whole district. The district was handed over to a for-profit operator, Mosaica, which promptly fired all the teachers. It hired a new staff and started fresh. About a quarter of the staff left in short order. There have been three principals at the high school in six months. And the schools have hired uncertified teachers, which is illegal in the state.
Not to worry. The private sector knows best.
Not to worry. The private sector knows best.
Breaking News: The Title of My New Book
My editor at Knopf is one of the best-known figures in the publishing world.
Knopf is the most distinguished publisher in the U.S.
They will be publishing my new book in the fall.
It will explain everything you wanted to know about the corporate reform movement.
Here is the news.
The title is: Reign of Error.
The subtitle will knock your socks off.
I will release that later on.
A Teacher Educator on the Board of NCTQ
Knopf is the most distinguished publisher in the U.S.
They will be publishing my new book in the fall.
It will explain everything you wanted to know about the corporate reform movement.
Here is the news.
The title is: Reign of Error.
The subtitle will knock your socks off.
I will release that later on.
A Teacher Educator on the Board of NCTQ
Mercedes Schneider adds another installment to her study of the board of NCTQ?
HELP! Privatizers Target Fort Wayne
A member of the Fort Wayne, Indiana, school board writes:
They are coming after Fort Wayne next. Please, all come to the faux public hearing on Carpe Diem application on Tuesday, 26th at 5:30, Taylor campus. I need a couple hundred.
They are coming after Fort Wayne next. Please, all come to the faux public hearing on Carpe Diem application on Tuesday, 26th at 5:30, Taylor campus. I need a couple hundred.
Diane in the Evening 2-18-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: Save Texas Schools Rally This Saturday! by dianerav I will be in Austin this Saturday to support the children and educators of Texas. Please join me! Final Countdown Save Texas Schools March & Rally This Saturday! Dear Save Texas Schools Supporter, WE NEED YOU to join thousands from across Texas calling for an end to under-funding and over-testing our children! This is a crucial week at the legislature, with education funding and testing bills being considered. An overwhelming response on Saturday can provide the momentum to turn the tide. Confirmed speakers... more »