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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-8-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: NEPC: Charter School “Wait Lists” Are Overstated, Possibly MeaninglessA new report from the National Education Policy Center reviews the “wait lists” that charter advocacy groups regularly publicize and finds them to be vastly inflated. Charter advocacy groups claim that nearly one million students are wait-listed for admission, bu

by mike simpson / 3min 

Secretary Duncan and Attorney General Holder Issue Guidance for School Districts to Ensure Equal Access for All Children to Public Schools, Regardless of Immigration Status | U.S. Department of Education

Secretary Duncan and Attorney General Holder Issue Guidance for School Districts to Ensure Equal Access for All Children to Public Schools, Regardless of Immigration Status | U.S. Department of Education: Secretary Duncan and Attorney General Holder Issue Guidance for School Districts to Ensure Equal Access for All Children to Public Schools, Regardless of Immigration StatusMAY 8, 2014Contact:   P

by mike simpson / 5min 

5-8-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: One-Minute “Ask Smithsonian” Videos Are Good To Watch & Are Useful Models For Student CreationsThe Smithsonian has a series of one-minute “Ask Smithsonian” videos that answer questions on a variety of topics. Here’s an example: There short, sweet and interesting to watch. But I plan on using them for something else, too

by mike simpson / 20min 

Schools as Factories: Metaphors That Stick | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Schools as Factories: Metaphors That Stick | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Schools as Factories: Metaphors That StickYou have seen images like these time and again:The idea of the school as an efficient factory assembly line has a long but surprising history. A century ago, the notion of schools delivering finished products to a democratic society was both new and admired. H

by mike simpson / 22min 

5-8-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": “Madison School District opens schools to students’ parents as way to engage families”Madison School District opens schools to students’ parents as way to engage families is a nice article about what schools in Madison, Wisconsin are doing to promote family engagement. It’s a good size piece. Here’s an excerpt: Anne Henders

by mike simpson / 23min 

5-8-14 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: Elfrank-Dana Slams Mulgrew on DADear President Mulgrew,I was surprised by your insinuation that I am against people's right to vote when I objected to retirees voting last night. Are you going to let me vote for my District Rep instead of appointing her/him? Are you going require high school VP to be elected only by high school members instead of having their votes disenfranchised

by mike simpson / 25min 

5-8-14 @ The Chalk Face

@ THE CHALK FACE: Once Again, NAEP? Nope: “states and schools have lied about the rigor of their courses”Once Again, NAEP? Nope: “states and schools have lied about the rigor of their courses”. via Once Again, NAEP? Nope: “states and schools have lied about the rigor of their courses”.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical1 by plthomasedd / 1h hide  //  saveJohn Kuhn’s Eloquent Embrace of Publ

by mike simpson / 28min 

5-8-14 The Whole Child Blog — Join the Whole Child Symposium: Tune In Today at Noon for Live Stream Event — Whole Child Education

Join the Whole Child Symposium: Tune In Today at Noon for Live Stream Event — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGJoin the Whole Child Symposium: Tune In Today at Noon for Live Stream EventMay 8, 2014 by Whole Child SymposiumToday at 12 p.m., eastern time, ASCD presents the next event in its 2014 Whole Child Symposium, a live-streamed discussion about what we need from education and how we

by mike simpson / 30min 

5-8-14 the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD

the becoming radical | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness (the public and scholarly writing by P. L. Thomas, Furman University): Once Again, NAEP? Nope: “states and schools have lied about the rigor of their courses”Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. “Fire and Ice,” Robert Frost While it appears I was right about Teacher Appreciation Week 2014, I was a tad bit off about the sour

by mike simpson / 32min 

5-8-14 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION: Testing Does Not Improve InstructionIn an ongoing cultural debate, it is always interesting to watch the shift and change of talking points. The battle for public education is no different.Many talking points are retired voluntarily. Common Core supporters have shifted from "all CCSS opposition comes from the tin hat tea party wing" to "it's those damn teachers and t

by mike simpson / 33min 

5-8-14 Wait What?

Wait What?: Malloy and Legislature turn their back on Public Magnet School students and their parentsGovernor Dannel “Dan” Malloy and his administration managed to deliver another “kick to the head” to Connecticut’s public school students, parents and teachers as the 2014 session of the Connecticut General Assembly came to an end at midnight last night. While Connecticut’s privately owned charter

by mike simpson / 35min 

5-8-14 The Answer Sheet

The Answer Sheet: How students will be affected by federal revocation of Washington’s NCLB waiverI recently published an open letter by a school board member in Washington named David Iseminger to Education Secretary Arne Duncan about the Education Department’s revocation of the state’s waiver from onerous parts of No Child Left Behind.  Congress was supposed to rewrite NCLB seven years ago but it

by mike simpson / 37min 

5-8-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Wilson-Pacific; FACMAC Weighs InIt might have gone unnoticed by some parents but the issues with Wilson-Pacific are near dire. This matters for two reasons.  One, there is a ripple effect to nearly every single capital decision in this district.  Two, next time, it could be your community.  - The district will have a "community meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 6:30

by mike simpson / 39min 

5-8-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: Where Do TN Schools Stand After Two Decades of the Sanders VAM Fertilizer Treatment?After two decades of value-added nonsense posing as a school improvement plan, 70 percent of Tennessee teachers are being evaluated based on test scores that belong to someone else, and the state's 12th graders are ranked one step from the basement in terms of proficiency in math and reading.  With

by mike simpson / 41min 

5-8-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week

Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Stagnant Grade 12 Scores Show “Failure of Test-Driven Public Education”From FairTest: Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for twelfth graders “underscore the failure of federal and state test-driven school policies,” according to the Natio

by mike simpson / 43min 

5-8-14 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Student Suspended For Opting Out Of Assessment TestMore negative news for the testing regime: An Alabama teen says she was suspended from school after she refused to take a local assessment test, contrary to an earlier report from WAAY-TV that the test was aligned with the state's Common Core curriculum. Alyssa McKinney, an eighth-grade student at Whitesburg Middle School in

by mike simpson / 46min 

Reclaim the Promise of Brown on May 17th | WeArePCAPS

Reclaim the Promise of Brown on May 17th | WeArePCAPS: Reclaim the Promise of Brown on May 17th

by mike simpson / 48min 

solidaridad: SLASD Community rally for an authentic voice in the LAUSD LCFF/LCAP process!

solidaridad: SLASD Community rally for an authentic voice in the LAUSD LCFF/LCAP process!: SLASD Community rally for an authentic voice in the LAUSD LCFF/LCAP process! How do YOU want LAUSD to spend YOUR $$$?standardized tests? iPads? consultants?or full-time nurses, psychologists, counselors???psychiatric social workers?librarians, art , music, P.E teachers????adult education, pre-K??other servic

by mike simpson / 50min 

Louisiana Educator: Relentless Drive to Mislead Citizens About Common Core

Louisiana Educator: Relentless Drive to Mislead Citizens About Common Core: Relentless Drive to Mislead Citizens About Common CoreSuperintendent White, the Baton Rouge Advocate, LABI and CABL are pulling out all the stops to sell the Common Core to Louisiana, yet there is not one in the bunch that really knows what it is like to teach to those standards or to get kids ready to pass the PARCC test.

by mike simpson / 51min 

Pity the Poor, Underfunded Charters | Live Long and Prosper

Pity the Poor, Underfunded Charters | Live Long and Prosper: Pity the Poor, Underfunded ChartersWALTONS CLAIM CHARTERS UNDERFUNDEDLast month the University of Walmart Arkansas released a report — from theirDepartment of Education Reform — that showed charter schools are underfunded.Max Brantley at the Arkansas Blog, no friend of the Waltons, reported the following.Surprise: Walton-subsidized UA ha

by mike simpson / 56min 

Report Decries Unregulated Charters: Arne Duncan Should Crack Down | janresseger

Report Decries Unregulated Charters: Arne Duncan Should Crack Down | janresseger: Report Decries Unregulated Charters: Arne Duncan Should Crack DownPosted on May 8, 2014 by janressegerEarlier this week Charter School Vulnerabilities to Waste, Fraud, and Abuse was released jointly by the Center for Popular Democracy and Integrity in Education.  In an age when charter schools are regulated in state

by mike simpson / 1h 

Whose Help Don't We Need? - Bridging Differences - Education Week

Whose Help Don't We Need? - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Whose Help Don't We Need?By Deborah Meier on May 8, 2014 9:42 AMDeborah Meier continues her conversation with Mike Klonsky today.Dear Mike,Count on me to continue to corrupt you. Or at least try.So, here's my dilemma. If we are to prevail (on almost any of the many equally dangerous roads we are traveling down), we'll need to win o

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Repeating Policy Behaviors Over and Over Again Despite the Evidence |

Repeating Policy Behaviors Over and Over Again Despite the Evidence |: Repeating Policy Behaviors Over and Over Again Despite the Evidence According to Albert Einstein, the definition of insanity is to repeat the same behaviors over and over again in the hope that different results will materialize “the next time,” perhaps after this is fiddled with or that is fine-tuned. In the case of VAMs, it s

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‘Participatory budgeting’ goes to Washington - Bites - Sacramento News & Review -

Sacramento News & Review - ‘Participatory budgeting’ goes to Washington - Bites - Opinions - May 8, 2014: ‘Participatory budgeting’ goes to WashingtonWill a south Sacramento’s visit to D.C. mean more open government in Sacramento?By Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comThis article was published on 05.08.14.AdvertisementLast December, the Obama administration issued its second Open Government Nat

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Shanker Blog » Invisible Labor Redux

Shanker Blog » Invisible Labor Redux: Invisible Labor ReduxPosted by Randall Garton on May 8, 2014Recently, I learned that the Connecticut legislature is considering a bill that would mandate coverage of labor history in high school curricula. I was surprised. And interested. At a time when there are immense pressures to align curriculum –  ever more narrowly –  to standardized tests, these Connec

by mike simpson / 1h 

NYC Educator: Why Do We Have a Union?

NYC Educator: Why Do We Have a Union?: Why Do We Have a Union?A young UFT delegate asked me that question while she was watching UFT President Michael Mulgrew shut down Jamaica High School's James Eterno, for my money the most knowledgeable and resourceful chapter leader anywhere. Eterno, after listening for over an hour about the marvels and wonders of the new contract, attempted to give the othe

by mike simpson / 1h 

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: This is not a test...

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: This is not a test...: This is not a test...A SMALLTALK SALUTE goes out to teacher/author/activist Jose Vilson, whose book, This Is Not a Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education, was released yesterday. A definite must-read for educators in need of a little inspiration in these difficult times, Jose's memoir traces his experiences growing up in New York C

by mike simpson / 1h 

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THINK Community schools - Will having a dentist at school keep disadvantaged students on track? | Hechinger Report

Will having a dentist at school keep disadvantaged students on track? | Hechinger Report: Will having a dentist at school keep disadvantaged students on track?Community schools try offering dental, health care and other servicesBy Frank MirabalStruggling schools and students in disadvantaged communities are at ground zero as high school graduation and college completion rates become a growing nati

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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 5-7-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMThe people buying Newark for Jeffries  Charles Ledley as a young man working for the Clintons Want to know who is buying Newark for Shavar Jeffries?  These are the people who run Education Reform Now, the organization that gave Newark First nearly a million dollars that, in turn, Newark First used to buy attack ads against Ras Baraka in

by mike simpson / 10h 

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Sun-Times tells Karen Lewis to "tone it down".

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Sun-Times tells Karen Lewis to "tone it down".: Sun-Times tells Karen Lewis to "tone it down".Sun-Times KMAIn the eyes of the Sun-Times editorial board, CTU Pres. Karen Lewis has gotten too uppity and disrespectful for Rahm's Chicagoland Plantation. In yesterday's editorial, the board told Lewis in no uncertain terms, as only a parent could scold

by mike simpson / 12h 

Weingarten Wants Common Core; Lewis Says We’re Done | deutsch29

Weingarten Wants Common Core; Lewis Says We’re Done | deutsch29: Weingarten Wants Common Core; Lewis Says We’re DoneMay 7, 2014In spring 1991, I completed my student teaching at Ascension High School in Gonzales, Louisiana. I taught Lord of the Flies, a creepy novel about the dangers of groupthink.So often when I think of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Unity Caucusmindset of unquestioned

by mike simpson / 12h 

The Opt-Out Update: The AFT finally pushes back, “Rigor” in Portland, WA State, Alabama and New York fight back | Seattle Education

The Opt-Out Update: The AFT finally pushes back, “Rigor” in Portland, WA State, Alabama and New York fight back | Seattle Education: The Opt-Out Update: The AFT finally pushes back, “Rigor” in Portland, WA State, Alabama and New York fight backIt looks like teachers and the teachers union, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), have FINALLY smelled the coffee and decided to push back.The Ameri

by mike simpson / 12h 

Oregon Save Our Schools: Where is the Time for Learning?

Oregon Save Our Schools: Where is the Time for Learning?: Where is the Time for Learning?Recently a teacher friend and I were asked about how much time is spent on testing in our classrooms. This discussion could have been prompted by an article that appeared in the Washington Post last summer.  While we don’t have the kind of detail discussed in this article, between the two of us, we as teachers

by mike simpson / 13h 

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: "I Salute Those Who Stay!" Appreciating Tenacious Teachers!

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: "I Salute Those Who Stay!" Appreciating Tenacious Teachers!: "I Salute Those Who Stay!" Appreciating Tenacious Teachers!This is not to take away anything from those who quit.You have quit for only reasons you know, or have shared with thousands of viewers on Youtube, in articles, or on talk shows.I attended the 74th annual Eastern Regional Con

by mike simpson / 13h 

Education Buzz / AFT urges use of social media to protest kidnapping of Nigerian school girls #BringBackOurGirls,

Education Buzz / AFT urges use of social media to protest kidnapping of Nigerian school girls: AFT urges use of social media to protest kidnapping of Nigerian school girlsPublished: May 7, 2014, 2:01 pm, by Carol McGrawThe American Federation of Teachers is asking people to protest the kidnapping of Nigerian school girls.The AFT and Education International are urging people to take Instagram photo

by mike simpson / 13h 

NYC Public School Parents: My kids used to love school ...Now it's half a year consumed in drudgery of test prep.

NYC Public School Parents: My kids used to love school ...Now it's half a year consumed in drudgery of test prep.: My kids used to love school ...Now it's half a year consumed in drudgery of test prep.Last week, Louis CK tweeted about the low quality Common Core worksheets assigned to his daughters for test prep.  A parent on Facebook identified them as iReady workbooks, produced by Curriculum Ass

by mike simpson / 14h 

empathyeducates – Charter Schools Fail: New Reports Call Their ‘Magic’ Into Question

empathyeducates – Charter Schools Fail: New Reports Call Their ‘Magic’ Into Question: Charter Schools Fail: New Reports Call Their ‘Magic’ Into QuestionKendra Herber teaches at New Choices Community School, which the state is suing to close.| Mark Lyons for The New York TimesBy Jeff Bryant | Originally Published at The Education Opportunity Network. May 7, 2014When members of the U.S. House of Rep

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Nite Cap 5-7-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPIs it time for the Money Fairy already? Capitol Alert: California races surpass $5.5 million in independent spendingCapitol Alert: California races surpass $5.5 million in independent spending: California races surpass $5.5 million in independent

by mike simpson / 16h 

Is it time for the Money Fairy already? Capitol Alert: California races surpass $5.5 million in independent spending

Capitol Alert: California races surpass $5.5 million in independent spending: California races surpass $5.5 million in independent spendingThe San Francisco Bay Area's 16th Assembly District remained the leader in independentcampaign expenditures reported through Tuesday, but a trio of Democrats in Sacramento-area legislative races are drawing independent support from business groups.Unions, chart

by mike simpson / 16h 

5-7-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Possible Tragedy Averted at EcksteinToday at Eckstein (from a reader):Principal messsage: "At approximately 9:30, Eckstein went into Shelter-in-Place. All students and staff were safe. Police reported that there was an Eckstein student in the neighborhood who might be armed. Police apprehended the student at approximately 9:50 and we returned to business as us

by mike simpson / 17h 

5-7-14 The Whole Child Blog — Supporting Readers in Science — Whole Child Education

Supporting Readers in Science — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGSupporting Readers in ScienceMay 7, 2014 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost written by Sarah Carlson, Deni Basaraba, Gina Biancarosa, and Lina ShanleyWhen most people think about reading in science, they think of heavy and densely written texts—the kind you find in science textbooks. Although textbooks remain a staple of scie

by mike simpson / 17h 

#WeAuthorize...solutions to the charter fraud crisis! - Integrity in Education

#WeAuthorize...solutions to the charter fraud crisis! - Integrity in Education: #WeAuthorize…solutions to the charter fraud crisis!Starting today, Integrity in Education is joining the Institute for Democratic Education in America (IDEA) to host #WeAuthorize Wednesdays, a weekly opportunity to highlight ideas worth spreading in education policy and practice. Learn more about WeAuthorize Wednesdays

by mike simpson / 19h 

Is Relevance Over Rated? | My Island View

Is Relevance Over Rated? | My Island View: Is Relevance Over Rated?May 7, 2014 by tomwhitbyI recently put out a tweet that was meant to be provocative. I often do this to stir things up in order to benefit ye olde creative juices. I tweeted that I recently had a heart procedure done, (which I did) and I did not ask the doctor to use any 20th Century methods or technology to complete the task. I th

by mike simpson / 20h 

Uncovering Lies and Damn Lies in Arne Duncan’s Graduation Rates | Cloaking Inequity

Uncovering Lies and Damn Lies in Arne Duncan’s Graduation Rates | Cloaking Inequity: Uncovering Lies and Damn Lies in Arne Duncan’s Graduation RatesHas your state experienced a meteoric rise in its graduation rate since Arne Duncan’s new graduation standards went into effect? Do you think it too good to be true? Nobody likes to be lied to. The latest Arne Duncan sleight of hand is the reporting an

by mike simpson / 21h 

5-7-14 LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD

LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): JFK High librarian removed after allegations of fraud, forgeryJFK High School LA Unified officials are investigating a teacher who has now been removed from John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, over allegations that she mishandled and manipulated record-keeping and stole money from ARC, an after-

by mike simpson / 21h 

5/7/2014 – Charter Schools Fail - Education Opportunity Network

5/7/2014 – Charter Schools Fail: 5/7/2014 – Charter Schools FailMay 7, 2014 Subscribe THIS WEEK: US Teachers Lack Diversity … Scary Common Core Cut Scores… Common Core vs. Real Issues … Funding For Higher Ed Not Recovering … Young Workers Face Tough Climb TOP STORY Charter Schools Fail: New Reports Call Their ‘Magic’ Into Question By Jeff Bryant “In today’s climate of trumped up political truisms

by mike simpson / 22h 

The LAUSD Dinosaur: The Truth Behind The Economics Of Scale (And Waste). - Perdaily.com

The LAUSD Dinosaur: The Truth Behind The Economics Of Scale (And Waste). - Perdaily.com: The LAUSD Dinosaur: Dismantling The Economics Of Scale(Mensaje se repite en Español)The only justification that I have ever heard for the continued existence of LAUSD is the economics of scale. Simply stated, this is the notion that larger organizations can buy goods and services for significantly less money t

by mike simpson / 22h 

High school wasteland: Demographic changes do not explain test-score stagnation among U.S. high school seniors | Education By The Numbers

High school wasteland: Demographic changes do not explain test-score stagnation among U.S. high school seniors | Education By The Numbers: High school wasteland: Demographic changes do not explain test-score stagnation among U.S. high school seniorsSource: NCESThe National Assessment of Education Progress, run by the U.S. Department of Education, is the only test that is administered in schools ac

by mike simpson / 23h 

5-7-14 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION: Charter$ & Ca$hing InSince the President has declared this week National Charter School Appreciation & General Praise Week, you are probably thinking, "How can I be part of the charter school excitement?"In the past, many charters were launched that focused solidly on providing unique and exciting educational experiences for their communities. These schools were i

by mike simpson / 23h 

Moody’s Blames Philly Charters for Bad Rating

Moody's issues warning on School District's bond rating: Moody’s Blames Philly Charters for Bad RatingMARTHA WOODALL, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERLAST UPDATED: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 1:08 AMPOSTED: Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 4:55 PMPHILADELPHIA At a time when the Philadelphia School District's financial condition is already dire, Moody's Investors Service is warning that rising charter costs and uncertain fu

by mike simpson / 23h 

5-7-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": This Is The Best Critique Of The “Broken Compass” Parent Involvement Book That I’ve Seen…Parental involvement overrated? Don’t buy it is a very, very impressive response to the “Broken Compass” authors dismissal of most types of parent involvement. It’s written by three college professors — By Todd Rogers, Lucas Coffman and

by mike simpson / 23h 

5-7-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter: KIPP's Gritsters Get Hammered for Amoral Character GoalsCapitalism is neither moral nor immoral; it is amoral.  There is no room at the bottom line for pious judgments of right or wrong that might affect the balance sheet.  Capitalism is about the accumulation of capital to make more capital and nothing else.  There was a time in our not-so-distant past when capitalists chose to ma

by mike simpson / 23h 

Article: CONFLICTED: MSNBC's Mixed Reporting on Common Core and Charter Schools | OpEdNews

Article: CONFLICTED: MSNBC's Mixed Reporting on Common Core and Charter Schools | OpEdNews: CONFLICTED: MSNBC's Mixed Reporting on Common Core and Charter SchoolsBy Gustav Wynn (about the author)  opednews.comby gwLast fall, I asked whether MSNBC hosts like Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes (my two favorite) are pressured not to cover issues like hydrofracking or GMO foods by their bosses (see Is Rach

by mike simpson / 23h 

Statement: Improving voting procedures for 2014 Renaissance process | Parents United for Public Education

Statement: Improving voting procedures for 2014 Renaissance process | Parents United for Public Education: Statement: Improving voting procedures for 2014 Renaissance processPosted on May 7, 2014 by PARENTSUNITEDPHILALeave a commentParents United for Public EducationSuggestions to improve Renaissance Process voting proceduresMay 5, 2014Parents United for Public Education has raised serious concern

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Morning Wink 5-7-14 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-7-14 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Patrick Walsh on the Death of Philosophy in a World of PhilistinesMany bloggers have commented on the pretentiousness and vacuousness of the gaggle of politicians, entrepreneurs, and hedge funder

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