NSA “Architecture of Oppression” Outed by Edward Snowden
The inner workings of the Panopticon now come under scrutiny through the courageous acts of one individual. May our movement to free schools be characterized by the same kind of courage that Snowden has demonstrated. Will we fight? Will we stand up? Will we act to make sure that “turnkey tyranny” doesn’t happen to […]
Get the Message Clear re: #commoncore #highstakestesting
The common core and high stakes testing must both go down. It cannot be one or the other. Very concerned that the message I hear today is asking for more time to implement the core, more time to make better tests, more time for teachers to get accustomed to the common core. This is not […]
A Revenue First Agenda: Open Commentary to Triggermen Ben Austin and Bruce William Smith
These myths falsely portrayed desegregation’s failures as the product of autonomous individual choice. Meanwhile, these myths obscured inequalities in desegregation. A new, but parallel, kind of mythmaking about choice is underway in today’s charter school efforts. — Ansley T. Erickson Parent Revolution’s executive director, wealthy white Beverly Hills lawyer Ben Austin, has made himself out […]
All Week 6-8-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 38 minutes ago
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: [image: gears] A Revenue First Agenda: Open Commentary to Triggermen Ben Austin and Bruce William Smith rdsathene * Robert D. Skeels at @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER - 6 hours ago These myths falsely portrayed desegregation’s failures as the product of autonomous individual choice. Meanwhile, these myths obscured inequalities in desegregation. A new, but parallel, kind of mythmaking about choice is underway in today’s charter school efforts. — Ansley T. Erickson Parent Revolution’s executive director, wealthy white Beverly Hills lawyer... more »
6-7-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: [image: gears] CPS enrollment figures unreliable, so we should probably rethink this whole school funding scheme, no? by Chalk Face, PhD The Chicago Tribune is reporting today that the enrollment proportion offered by CPS to tout progress of the massive closure plan is, well, bunk. Bottom line: Chicago Public Schools touted a smooth start to the school closing process this week by announcing that 78 percent of students at schools being shut down have been enrolled […] The One Type of Data That is Off Limits (For Now) by Kris Nielsen Health ... more »