Education Carnage in the City of Brotherly Love
Now the slow starvation has become a complete denial of life support for Philadelphia’s public schools. - Ken Derstine, Philadelphia Education Crisis Highlights at pa.ed.crisis@gmail.com Here's a glimpse of what it looks like in cities and towns across the country as public schools starved for funds and resources are taken over and privatized by for profit charters. Different faces, different plac
We Are Required By Law to Report Suspected Child Abuse
Diane Ravitch posted a father's letter about his daughter's first test in kindergarten, a letter I hope everyone will read. It seems to me to require action that is mandated by law, which will prove to be a very effective strategy for bringing this insanity to an end. I have been wondering for a long time where are the health professionals, who should be calling this out for what it is: child ab
Research proven: School Libraries and Free Voluntary Reading. Unproven and expensive: CCSS and iPads
Research proven: School Libraries & Free Voluntary Reading. Unproven and expensive: #CCSS & iPads. #LAUSD @skrashen pic.twitter.com/Cg2z5Z7uxM— Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) September 26, 2013 The former means engaged critical thinking, but the latter leads to more corporate profits and increased market share for PSO, AAPL, MHGE, NWSA, and others. The Power of Reading : Insights from the
9-25-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: United Opt Out Helps Get Folks United Against Common CoreFrom Wisconsin Reporter:By Ryan Ekvall | Wisconsin ReporterMADISON — An unlikely alliance of progressives and tea party activists have found common ground in opposing Common Core State Standards in Wisconsin — even as the political elite on both sides support the new standards that are quickly spreading through schools.Standi