Class-action status denied in Chicago. Ok. But…
In a suit to halt school closures, a judge denies class-action status to African-American and special needs students and families suing CPS. Huh. I’m no lawyer. But don’t they organize students into, you know, classes in school? Class of 2013, 2014, and such? Class rings, classroom, class rank? Schools are all about tracking, sorting, grouping, […]
Open Letter to the Media, Politicians, Reformers, B/Millionaires, and Celebrities | the becoming radical
Open Letter to the Media, Politicians, Reformers, B/Millionaires, and Celebrities | the becoming radical.
New York Mayoral Candidates: Fly Me to Cincinnati
When New York mayoral candidates lead reporters and editors of the New York Times on a field trip expedition to the hinterlands of Cincinnati schools, you have to know there is something awful at home they would rather everyone forget. The awful something in this case, of course, is the test-bombed remains of New York’s […]
Massive Document dump from @unitedoptout. How about it? #optout
The good folks at UOO are working very, very hard to give you all the information you need to take a stand. You won’t be going into this blindly. So, check out their Truth and Justice campaign, which for this phase includes a slew of new documents, toolkits, brochures, and flyers for you to […]
8-11-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: First NCTQ and now CAEP: Nightmares for Teacher Education.I have posted about NCATE and the CAEP a few times. But here it is: The new standards, finalized by the CAEP Commission on Standards and Performance Reporting in June after a public comment period, contain controversial new requirements such as minimum program-entry standards and consideration of graduates’