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INSIDIOUS CRONYISM Divides, Conquers , Disrupts , Defames , Tests, Punk Property Values, Astroturfs, Gentrifies Outsources, and TAKE OVER
Mitchell's NewSchool Venture Fund also reportedly partners with Pearson, the education mega-corporation that owns a number of testing and textbook companies, along with one prominent for-profit virtual charter school,Connections Academy.http://www.thenation.com/blog/177675/ted-mitchell-education-dept-nominee-has-strong-ties-pearson-privatization-movement#
The Death of Teacher Mary Eve Thorson Galvanizes Efforts to Protect Colleagues With National Organization and Anti-Bully Bill
The Death of Mary Eve Thorson Highlights Teacher Abuse in America TEACHERS FOR MARY Support for teachers From Teachers On Thanksgiving Day, 2011, a thirty-two year old school teacher by the name of Mary Eve Thorson, stood in front of a moving-semi truck and ended her life. She left behind a 6 page suicide letter stating that she wanted to be the first to sign the petition, which would
NYC Rubber Room Reporter and ATR CONNECT
NYC Rubber Room Reporter and ATR CONNECT
Chicago Teachers’ New Political Awakening | Living in Dialogue
http://www.livingindialogue.com/chicago-teachers-new-political-awakening-2/ Monday, August 4, 2014 6:18 am Chicago, Electoral Politics, Teachers Unions Michelle Gunderson 3 625
Bill of Rights Institute: Fifth Amendment: Due Process | Bill of Rights Institute: Fifth Amendment: Due ProcessThe gover...
Bill of Rights Institute: Fifth Amendment: Due Process | Bill of Rights Institute: Fifth Amendment: Due ProcessThe government may not deprive citizens of “life, liberty, or property” without due process of law. This means that the government has to follow rules and established procedures in everything it does. It cannot, for example, skip parts of trials, or deny citizens their rights as
Documents Show What The Department Of Education Knew About Corinthian College’s Financial Situation
A deliberate shutdown — or an accident? Molly Hensley-ClancyFollow @molly_hc BuzzFeed Staff The Department of Education has consistently maintained that it “didn’t know” how precarious the financial situation of Corinthian Colleges was when it moved to cut off the for-profit college company’s access to federal funding — leading the to the for-profit college
CHICAGO Public Schools Starved Out, Blown Up and Thrown Into Crisis : TIMOTHY MEEGAN' Crackpot" Conspiracy Theories " May Provoke Welcome Boycott by Parents and Students
http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/21628237-452/cps-starving-its-schools-to-justify-privatization.html#.U9-v6fldWSr BY TIMOTHY MEEGAN
14 Years of Dedicated Service that Goes Beyond the Pale, Teacher Waldo Caballero facing Termination Thanks to Yet Another Standardized Test
Recent years have been hard on teachers. Parents vilify them for not making tractable scholars out of their indifferent — and often out-of-control — children; they are assailed for their summer vacations; and their "modest" salaries are chronically suspect. Even Gov. Paul LePage regards public schools as dumping grounds for children whose parents cannot afford to send them to a private
LAUSD Budget Unveils The “Sophie’s Choice” of Education Reform: How School Choice Is Pushed
When we grew our school system from one conducted by itinerant, very young generalists to that of a modern, publicly funded collection of certificated and professional specialists, we developed a system intended to be integrated at the "student-level". That is, in attending specialized classes, these separate classes would all become blended inside of any given student. And any given st
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Teach for America Apostates: a Primer of Alumni Resistance
Art by Robert Rendo The Evolution of TFA into a "Huge Corporate Organization" To understand the arc of TFA from the early years to the present requires a long view. Alex Caputo-Pearl, who served in the inaugural corps in 1990, provides such a view. He still teaches in Los Angeles and serves in the leadership of a progressive union faction. He's watched TFA evolve
Fwd: Low voter turnout predicted in LAUSD board race
www.hemlockontherocks.comcavete tyrannisqui doecet in doctrinaBegin forwarded message:From: Rene Diedrich <daughtersofbukowski@gmail.com>Date: August 4, 2014 11:46:04 PM PDTTo: Rene Diedrich <daughtersofbukowski@gmail.com>Subject: Low voter turnout predicted in LAUSD board racehttp://laschoolreport.com/voter-turnout-predictions-low-in-school-board-race/
8-5-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: SXSWedu: How to Keep Friends and Influence No New PeopleYSXSWedu: How to Keep Friends and Influence No New Peopleby Rene Diedrich / 3h hide // saveTeach for America’s Wendy Kopp Embraces New Unionism in LEE and Retains Close Ties with Alex Caputo Pearlhttp://prospect.org/article/teach-america%E2%80%99s-deep-benAlex Caputo-Pearl is a member of Teach for America's inaugural c