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Sunday, April 27, 2014

4-27-14 Schools Matter : Who's Getting Walmart School Privatization Cash?

Schools Matter: Who's Getting Walmart School Privatization Cash?:





Duncan Signals a More Activist Role in Destroying Teaching Profession
Since Team Obama came to Washington, ED has doubled down on support for alternative certification programs by handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to stock urban schools with unprepared beginning teachers who don't know John Dewey from Thomas Dewey, or an IEP from IED.  In fact, the less knowledge in the art and science of teaching that one of these Teach for America knock-offs emphasizes,

Who's Getting Walmart School Privatization Cash?
From the NYTimes:Last year, the Walton Family Foundation gave $478,380 to a fund affiliated with the Chicago public schools to help officials conduct community meetings to discuss their plan to close more than 50 schools at a time when charters were expanding in the city. . . . .In 2013, the Walton foundation spent more than $164 million across the country. According to Marc Sternberg, who was app


4-26-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter:  Schools Matter All WeekI met reactionary Fernando Espuelas' challenge, now will he demand the same of Gates, Zuckerberg, and Dell?"Another issue involves concerns that charter schools may be screening students by requiring parents to provide information related to special education eligibility and services on the lottery application. Over the past two years, a review of appli