Louisiana Parents: That Nameless Pilot Test is None Other Than PARCC
Corporate reform loves opaque communications. Never call a thing what it is. Use catchy lingo that disguises (and often contradicts) the reality behind a so-called reform. If this does not work, rebrand. Rename. Or drop the naming altogether. Anything to obscure the privatizer-benefiting true intent. This way, a disgruntled public might be fooled into believing that the […]
#commoncore standards or @slekar standards?
Fact! The common core standards were written to be tested. Fact! The tests will provide invalid data about students, teachers and schools. Fact! INVALID data will drive decisions to purchase curricular and instructional snake oil. Fact! Taxpayers will cover the costs. Fact! After spending billions of tax dollars we will learn AGAIN that America has an achievement […]
Beyond “Doubly Disadvantaged”: Race, Class, and Gender in U.S. Schools and Society
Beyond “Doubly Disadvantaged”: Race, Class, and Gender in U.S. Schools and Society. via Beyond “Doubly Disadvantaged”: Race, Class, and Gender in U.S. Schools and Society.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Segregation and Charter Schools: A Reader
Segregation and Charter Schools: A Reader. via Segregation and Charter Schools: A Reader.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
3-12-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Revisiting “Cliches and Abstractions” in the Context of Race, 2014Revisiting “Cliches and Abstractions” in the Context of Race, 2014. via Revisiting “Cliches and Abstractions” in the Context of Race, 2014.3 by plthomasedd / 52min 3-11-14 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: American Hustle: Ignoring Poverty in U.S. Needs More than 50-Year AnniversaryAmerican Hustle: Ignoring Poverty