Great Test Refusal Information Video for Parents
Much to learn here for New York parents as well as parents from other states:
Tamara Shepherd for Knox County School Board
Among those running for school board this year in Knox County where I taught for 15 years, Tamara Shepherd stands head and shoulders above her opponents as an informed, articulate, and forceful voice for sane and humane public schools in Knox County. Over the years, I have watched Tamara research the issues and take principled stands on education policy issues that reflect the best interests of c
Amy Frogge Leads Effort in Nashville Metro to Save Schools from the Charter Zombies
The people of Metro Nashville have stopped listening to the CorpEd PR machine, and thanks to Board Member, Amy Frogge, they are getting some facts about the school privatization that is being led by the billionaires and hedge funders of Wall Street. Below is a clip from the Tennessean and below that is Ms. Frogge's speech referred to in the piece:The Metro school board’s fiercest charter school c
4-22-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: How Much Will Shelby County Slash to Pay for the Increasing Burden of Charter Schools?During this school year now winding down, Shelby County Schools will give up $67 million to corporate charter schools in Memphis. Next year that amount will increase almost 16 percent to over $78 million, so that almost one dollar of every ten spent will be for charter schools. That's $145 milli