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Here is Mitzi
I don’t know how to import photos to the blog. Maybe someone will tell me how. So I took her picture, emailed it to Twitter, and copied the link.
http://twitter.com/DianeRavitch/status/320168597035036674/photo/1
http://twitter.com/DianeRavitch/status/320168597035036674/photo/1
Another Photo of Mitzi
Mitzi was rescued from a kill shelter.
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http://t.co/IBP5PS8MHN
John White’s Deputy Stays Five Months and Leaves: a Broad Academy Story
What happens in Louisiana is definitely different from what happens anywhere else.
It is not Louisiana culture, which is definitely unique. It seems to be something about John White, who s not a native. With the support of Governor Jindal and the state board of education controlled by Jindal, John White answers to no one.
When there are no checks or balances, as we have learned again and
It is not Louisiana culture, which is definitely unique. It seems to be something about John White, who s not a native. With the support of Governor Jindal and the state board of education controlled by Jindal, John White answers to no one.
When there are no checks or balances, as we have learned again and
NC Legislators Decide Not to Establish a Religion
A group of Republican legislators in North Carolina decided against introducing legislation that would allow the state and its counties to establish an official religion.
They planned to argue that the Constitution prevents Congress from establishing a religion, but not states or counties.
There was enough outcry to persuade them to hold off.
They planned to argue that the Constitution prevents Congress from establishing a religion, but not states or counties.
There was enough outcry to persuade them to hold off.
An Apology to Michelle Rhee
Yesterday I participated in the first day of Occupy the DOE, where parents and teachers spoke out against DOE policies that demand high-stakes testing and school closings. In my own presentation, I urged the DOE to stop its punitive policies and instead to follow the positive agenda of the Network for Public Education.
According to an account I read later, an earlier speaker used offensive language, calling Michelle Rhee an “Asian bitch.”
I was not there to hear it, but I was appalled when I read about it here.
I want to make clear that this kind of language is unacceptable and intolerable. No one should resort to racial, ethnic, gender, or cultural slurs to express their views. It is just plain wrong.
I don’t use that kind of language, and I encourage others to have a high personal standard of civility.
We must be able disagree about ideas and policies without getting personal.
According to an account I read later, an earlier speaker used offensive language, calling Michelle Rhee an “Asian bitch.”
I was not there to hear it, but I was appalled when I read about it here.
I want to make clear that this kind of language is unacceptable and intolerable. No one should resort to racial, ethnic, gender, or cultural slurs to express their views. It is just plain wrong.
I don’t use that kind of language, and I encourage others to have a high personal standard of civility.
We must be able disagree about ideas and policies without getting personal.
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