All hell breaks loose when Illinois charters are told to stop discriminating.
Republican Jim Oberweiss fought hard for the right of charters to discriminate. That’s what he means by providing “choice” for parents. The language in the bill was simple enough. ” … all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public schools that pertain to special education and the instruction of English language learners, referred to in this Code as “children of limited English-speaking
Edward Snowden. The hipster whistle blower?
On this beautiful Friday morning I turn my attention away from the usual topics and turn to the weirdness and cruelty of the right-wing. Salon has a post about the cruelty ofNational Review, the late Willliam Buckley’s version of Rosemary’s Baby, on the passing of Maya Angelou. National Review also attacks Edward Snowden. No surprise there. But it does get weird. National Review writer Christine
Peter Ellertsen. Jeanne Allen and the corporate assault on public schools.
Jeanne Allen is is founder of the Center for Education Reform and the vice president for business development of Hot Chalk Inc., a digital technology firm. - Peter Ellertsen is retired. He taught in a small Catholic liberal arts college, where he worked with standardized testing and accreditation issues. Peter writes: Fred, I think you might be interested in an op-ed piece published recently in
5-29-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Dear President Obama. “We are alarmed at the impact of excessive testing,” said Maya AngelouPresident Barack Obama The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama, We the undersigned children’s book authors and illustrators write to express our concern for our readers, their parents and teac