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Jeff Storobinsky Exposes The Truth in Brooklyn
The Crack Team is pleased to welcome once again guest blogger and retired teacher Jeff Storobinsky to share a few words.For those who don't recall these pages shared some of Jeff's story back in June. Jeff is in the process of suing his tormentors with The Crack Team's favorite attorney, Bryan Glass, representing him.In today's post, Jeff exposes and names his tormentor. Read on!Oh, and the bol
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Sam Robertson from Colorado won’t be taking the tests. Send us your pic and we’ll share here on our website!
Primary Round-Up: Races Across the Country Showcase Education Issues
High-profile governor and state education chief races in Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma, and Vermont highlight the common core and education funding as top campaign issues.
On her tour of city schools, Fariña takes a hands-on approach
For students at one Bedford-Stuyvesant middle school, a visit from the New York City’s schools chief started with some advice and ended with a shopping spree. In February, Chancellor Carmen Fariña paid a visit to M.S. 57 and flatly told Principal Celeste Douglas-Wheeler to reconsider the school’s move away from independent reading time for students. With many of her students entering sixth grade b
“One Newark” Assigns Five Siblings to Five Different Schools
Here is “choice” at its worst. Cami Anderson, Governor Chris Christie’s pick to run the state-controlled Newark schools, is closing public schools to make way for charter schools. All children get new assignments. The Tillman family used to attend the Newton Street school, across the street from their home. Their father, George Tillman, Jr., walked his five children to school every day. But unde
Grants available for California schools with limited Internet connectivity08/26/2014 06:29 PM PDTSchools seeking to install high-speed computer networks in time for Common Core tests next spring are eligible for nearly $27 million in one-time grants, which must be used to enhance Internet connections. The money is being allocated from Proposition 98 funds set aside to fund the Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant program.
Subpoena of West Contra Costa school district reveals scope of inquiry08/26/2014 06:19 PM PDT - A subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the West Contra Costa school district obtained by this newspaper through a Public Records Act request shows that the federal agency is focusing on bond sales, fund transfers between bond accounts and non-construction related use of bond funds. The SEC has also subpoenaed Board President Charles Ramsey in its investigation, along with the county treasurer-tax collector, some members of the district's financing team and some of its consultants and advisers.
Cuomo Signed NYSUT Leadership Pension Giveaway At Same Time Evaluation Deal Was In Works
When I first learned about Governor Cuomo signing the NYSUT leadership double pension giveaway, I figured there was some quid pro quo going on between the governor and the union leadership to get him to sign off on it.Tonight we learn from Jessica Bakeman that there was indeed a quid pro quo:ALBANY—Under a law approved in the final days of this year's legislative session, New York State United Tea
Oakland schools' 1st day for superintendent, too
Antwan Wilson, the Oakland Unified School District's new superintendent,...
Vergara in New York, Thanks (in Part) to Campbell Brown |
Vergara in New York, Thanks (in Part) to Campbell Brown |: Vergara in New York, Thanks (in Part) to Campbell Brown In a post I wrote about “Vergara Going on Tour,” I wrote about how the financier of the Vergara v. California case was preparing to bring similar suits to New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Oregon, New Mexico, Idaho, and Kansas. As well, the law firm that won the Vergara case for the pl
LAUSD'S SLEAZY DEASY STEALS A LINE FROM THE LATE GILDA RADNER: IPADS? "NEVER MIND" - Perdaily.com
LAUSD'S SLEAZY DEASY STEALS A LINE FROM THE LATE GILDA RADNER: IPADS? "NEVER MIND" - Perdaily.com: (Mensaje se repite en Español)With Superintendent John Deasy's morally challenged behavior in dealing with Pearson, Apple, and IPads, we get another glimpse of the real darkness of the privatization agenda, which is too evil for most to believe or process. It comes down to money and the fur
#Truthy and Common Core Data Sets. Just WHY is the US Government Tracking Us? | Missouri Education Watchdog
#Truthy and Common Core Data Sets. Just WHY is the US Government Tracking Us? | Missouri Education Watchdog: #Truthy and Common Core Data Sets. Just WHY is the US Government Tracking Us?inShareBecome a revolutionary and expose the truth about The CCSSI and the new ‘Truthy’ database designed to track your ‘misinformation’.Data mining of student information via The Common Core States Initiative and
Helping Schools With Limited Internet Connections - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)
Helping Schools With Limited Internet Connections - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Funding Available to Help Schools With Limited Internet ConnectionsSACRAMENTO—Eligible districts and charter schools are encouraged to apply for new funding to help school sites connect to a high-speed network in time for next spring's new online assessments, State Supe
LA schools' superintendent faces school board after days of questions on iPad plan | 89.3 KPCC
LA schools' superintendent faces school board after days of questions on iPad plan | 89.3 KPCC: LA schools' superintendent faces school board after days of questions on iPad planLos Angeles Unified school board members meet Tuesday afternoon in the first public meeting since Friday, when Superintendent John Deasy began facing a rush of questions about his relationships with executives at Pearson.E
Schooling in the Ownership Society: How Greasy Deasy Funneled $1 Billion to Pals at Pearson, Apple
Schooling in the Ownership Society: How Greasy Deasy Funneled $1 Billion to Pals at Pearson, Apple: How Greasy Deasy Funneled $1 Billion to Pals at Pearson, AppleGreasy DeasyHoward Blume at the L.A. Times reports that L.A. Supt. John Deasy (the man from Gates) and his chief deputy "developed a special relationship" with executives from Pearson and Apple, the companies that won a billion-
Nite Cap 8-26-14 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT
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 CAP8-26-14 Wait What? - Jonathan Pelto: Gubernatorial Candidate and A Really Nice GuyWait What?: Wait What? All Week Pelto/Murphy 2014 Illinois School Bans Discussions of Michael Brown’s Death (by Paul Thomas)This article was written by fellow pro-p