The Story of How Corporate Welfare Child Prison Operators Got Rich in Pennsylvania
AMY GOODMANDEMOCRACY NOW! / VIDEO INTERVIEWFrom Nation of Change:Published: Wednesday 5 February 2014“Kids for Cash” is the shocking story of how thousands of children in Pennsylvania were jailed by two corrupt judges who received kickbacks from the builders and owners of private prison facilities.Today a special on "kids for cash," the shocking story of how thousands of children in Penn
De Blasio: Not Just Another Bullshitter
It has to feel like Spring in New York in the middle of a snowstorm: a progressive mayor elected to serve the people that Wall Street predators and casino capitalists forgot. From DNAInfo New York:". . . . De Blasio sparked a political showdown earlier this month by rejecting Cuomo's offer to provide $1.5 billion for universal pre-K across the state over the next five years. Instead of usin
BREAKING NEWS: Florida
Breaking NewsFlorida legislators follow renaming Common Core by replacing "turd" with "dandelion" in official state dictionary.More as details become available.
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An Olympics Musical Break: We're Barefootin', with Bare Putin
(With apologies to Robert Parker)Everybody get on your feet, We can’t search you when you in your seatTake off your shoes, your coat, and your shirt, Let’s see you dance and no one gets hurt,We're barefootin', with bare Putin, We're barefootin', with bare Putin, Went to a party at a swinging yurt, Long Tall Sergei was quite a flirtThrew way his wig, and his high collar, too, He was doin’ a dance w
2-4-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: International Education JournalPlease visit and read the outstanding new issue of International Education Journal: Comparative PerspectivesVol 12, No 2 (2013): The local vernaculars of high-stakes testingReaders of this blog will find the efforts to unmask high-stakes testing of value.by P. L. Thomas / 3h 2-3-14 Schools Matter All WeekSchools Matter: Children should not be allowed