More From Jeremy at ASD Responding to My Education Agenda
Jeremy had some responses to my earlier 7 points for improving schools:1) socioeconomically integrate the schools (biggest bang for the achievement buck ever);2) return public schools to the public, rather than handing them over to corporations;3) extend Medicaid to poor students;3) demand more qualified teachers, rather than replacing teachers with unprepared temps from TFA;4) base curriculum and
Florida Becomes #4 to Withdraw from Corporate Common Core
First there were Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Missouri. Now you can add Florida as the latest state to withdraw from PARCC, with bills pending in Michigan and Ohio. Meanwhile, Arne Duncan creates a straw man and labels it a liar in order to cover his own mendacity. No one is claiming that ED wrote or mandated the Rotted Common Core, but we are claiming that ED was in total agreement with the cont
Why Daniel Elsener Must Be Removed from the Indiana State Board Of Education Now
Below are more than enough reasons why Daniel Elsener needs removed from the Indiana State Board of Education now. This information comes from my soon-to-be-released book, Hoosier School Heist. Below the entry please also read the statement from the Education Community Action Team & Parent Power Indianapolis, and be sure to email the necessary individuals listed below to voice your protest a
Evidence for My School Priorities
Someone asked, and please include your name if you want your comment printed, to provide evidence that my "fixes" could work better than another generation of the corporate status quo based on more testing accountability, segregation, and blaming teachers. I will start with the first one:1) socioeconomically integrate the schools (biggest bang for the achievement buck ever);Find blog pos
ASD Follows Up Again on Charter Corruptionist Story
The ASD remains in response mode to this story and its follow-up, and as long as they are, we will remain responsive to them. Jeremy writes:1. if by "corporate" you mean the literal definition of a group of people authorized by law to function as a single entity, then i'll submit to your definition. however, the conspiracy theory that you're suggesting simply isn't true and hinders the
9-22-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Trinational protest at Mexican Consulate in solidarity with CNTEProtesting education neoliberalism across borders. En solidaridad con Los maestros de Mexico! #lausd pic.twitter.com/t8sunJeLP6— Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) September 21, 2013 On Friday, September 20, 2013 the Trinational Coalition To Defend Public Education organized a demonstration in front of the Mexican Consulate
