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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

5-6-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week

With A Brooklyn Accent:











The Charter School Hustle by Notorious Phd

There's something goinground,called the Charter SchoolDump,pushing public schoolsdown,And charter schoolsup,When a student actsout,Or bombs on a testThe charters throwhim outSo their numberslook bestAnd the public schoolswho takeCharter refugeesWatch pols use their scoresto Bring them to theirknees.Its all about theBenjamins,And political muscleIt's the Urban Dance theycallThe Charter School Hustl




5-4-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week
With A Brooklyn Accent: The "Sit and Stare" Policies used against Test Resistors are Daily Practice in Many Charter SchoolsFor the past year, I have been working with, and trying to get legal representation for, parents whose children have been forced to "sit and stare" during standardized tests they have refused to take. This punitive policy has outraged parents and Test Refus