What’s upcoming At the Chalk Face this week
At our usual time, Sundays at 6PM EST, we’re going to be joined by Jesse Hagopian to discuss the successful MAP boycott and his new website, I am an Educator. Then, join us for a special episode on Thursday at 6PM EST when we’ll be joined once again by Dr. Mercedes Schneider so she can […]
Dutiful responses from Hart and @rweingarten. Relieved? M-haps. #commoncore
Ah, well, it appears as if both Hart and Ms. Weingarten dutifully responded to Ms. Schneider’s concerns regarding the AFT’s survey on the CCSS. I definitely missed this back and forth because who can follow everything that’s happening? Amiright? In any event, here’s the Weingarten response and the one from Hart. I’ve even read the comments […]
Have you heard of NYSECTA?
As I was cleaning out my email, I found an invitation to join a new and exciting group in NY. This group, NYSECTA (New York State Elementary Classroom Teachers Association) is holding its inaugural conference this summer. One of the keynote speakers is the illustrious Dr. John B. King – NY’s own Commissioner of Education. […]
The Letter the Memphis Commercial Appeal Won’t Print
Hey, I tried. But it seems that Old Money and Gates Money have a stranglehold on the city’s main newspaper–which makes the Gates-ASD-AEI silent throttling of public education in Memphis even more ominous. The AEI connection? Here’s what the head of the State of Tennessee’s Achievement School District, Chris Barbic (former CEO of Uncommon Schools, […]
A story of retaliation, of struggle, and of joy in solidarity
In the year since I received my letter of non-renewal for supporting students who stood up to Pearson-Stanford’s field test of a national assessment for student teaching, I found myself in many conversations about fear. Teacher educators, teachers, students, even parents worry about the power held over them and the repercussions if they speak out. […]
New Research Cuts Oxygen to School Vouchers
The corporate reform schoolers continue to push their wheezing antiquarian agendas, and school vouchers, once on life support, have been revived with cash from ALEC and the Oligarchs (that’s not a rock band). Even though Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-people crusade has put him in a deep political hole, he, nonetheless, keeps digging, with renews efforts […]
Right-wing groups stand behind Parent Revolution and Ben Austin—The FreedomWorks Teabaggers
Right-wing groups stand behind Parent Revolution and Ben Austin—The FreedomWorks Teabaggers. #LAUSD #parenttrigger twitter.com/FreedomWorks/s… — Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) June 1, 2013 While the community and social justice activists protest Ben Austin and his neoliberal wrecking crew, the birchers, birthers, and teabaggers have lined up behind them and their deceptive, divisive, and duplicitous charter trigger
Weigand ES Community protest the trigger happy Parent Revolution astroturf reactionaries
First published on solidaridad on June 1, 2013 “This further substantiates our claim that by not openly demanding wealth redistribution, reparations, or justice for exploited workers, white social justice non-profits function as brokers for the wealthy.” — Tiffany Lethabo King and Ewuare Osyande (The Revolution Will Not Be Funded, 82) Great footage by LArepresents of […]
Noam Chomsky, Howard Gardner, and Bruno della Chiesa on 45th anniversary of “Pedagogy of the Oppressed”
“I stayed with Marx in the worldliness, looking for Christ in the transcendentality.” — Paolo Freire On May Day 2013, Harvard’s Askwith Forum commemorated the 45th anniversary of the publication of Paolo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed with a discussion about the book’s impact and relevance to education today. Chuck Leddy tweeted about his write […]
5-31-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: Governor Chris Christie and Ed Commissioner Cerf Leaving NJ’s Children Behind by freetoteach Funding for New Jersey’s public schools is falling behind and leaving lots of children left behind. After more than a decade of NCLB which was supposed to close the achievement gap, yeah right, Chris Christie and President Obama’s love fest this past week in boosting the tv ratings on the Jersey Shore, is little comfort […] Parents Opt Out . . . of Student Eye Scanning by Jim Horn In the state that spawned Chiefs for Change (and Folding Cash), the ... more »