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Michelle Rhee, ed choice advocates gather at Meharry
Michelle Rhee, ed choice advocates gather at Meharry: Michelle Rhee, ed choice advocates gather at MeharryA list of big-name pro-choice education advocates gathered Saturday as part of the Stand Up Organization’s seminar in Nashville to call for better outcomes for black students.The overriding message was that black students are capable of receiving a better education but need Nashville’s black c
The Longest Lasting Lesson - A Thank You to All the Excellent Teachers I've Ever Had - Badass Teachers Association
Badass Teachers Association: The Longest Lasting Lesson - A Thank You to All the Excellent Teachers I've Ever HadWritten by Steven Singer, BAT Leadership Team MemberOriginally post on his Blog: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/the-longest-lasting-lesson-a-thank-you-to-all-the-excellent-teachers-ive-ever-had/They say teaching is the one profession that creates all the others. T
Oakland Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike, Stage ‘Work-to-Rule’ Actions in Protest of Low Pay - Working In These Times
Oakland Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike, Stage ‘Work-to-Rule’ Actions in Protest of Low Pay - Working In These Times: Oakland Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike, Stage ‘Work-to-Rule’ Actions in Protest of Low PayPublic school teachers with the Oakland Education Association (OEA) voted last week to authorize strike action if the union’s executive board cannot come to an agreement with the Oakland
If competition is good for education, how about the police?
If competition is good for education, how about the police?: IF COMPETITION IS GOOD FOR EDUCATION, HOW ABOUT THE POLICE?We expect the police to be close to the population that they serve to create order and peace. Photo Credit: class M planet via Compfight cc If competition would improve public education, would it also improve police services?Certainly with issues of public policing continuing to
Another Charter School Front Group – More apparent ethics law violations - Wait What?
Another Charter School Front Group – More apparent ethics law violations - Wait What?: Another Charter School Front Group – More apparent ethics law violationsHere we go again… Yet another faux education advocacy groups appears unwilling or unable to follow Connecticut’s ethics laws.The number of corporate funded education reform and charter school front groups in Connecticut is popping up faster
On the CNBC Interview of Gates, Munger, and Buffett about Education. | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing
On the CNBC Interview of Gates, Munger, and Buffett about Education. | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing: On the CNBC Interview of Gates, Munger, and Buffett about Education. | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing What if all schools were public and integrated racially and economically? Three people are interviewed. Two come off as fools. Only Buffett speaks about a hard truth. Bill Gates sounded f
Ethnic Studies Helped Me Tap Into My Full Potential | Hmong Innovating Politics
Ethnic Studies Helped Me Tap Into My Full Potential | Hmong Innovating Politics: Ethnic Studies Helped Me Tap Into My Full PotentialPosted on May 8, 2015 by Hmong Innovating PoliticsOn Wednesday, C.K. McClathchy High School and UC Berkeley alumni Pachia Vang returned home to share her story about impact ethnic studies had on her life. Here is her touching testimony that she shared with the SCUSD B
Devaluation of Black Lives Starts in Classrooms | Al Jazeera America
Devaluation of Black Lives Starts in Classrooms | Al Jazeera America: Devaluation of black lives starts in classroomsIn New York City, where youth of color live under the shadow of stop-and-frisk policing and hundreds of children are jailed each year, school authorities recently promised to limit the use of metal handcuffs on students younger than 12 years old — unless absolutely necessary. Yes, t
Just whose rights do these civil rights groups think they are protecting? - The Washington Post
Just whose rights do these civil rights groups think they are protecting? - The Washington Post: Just whose rights do these civil rights groups think they are protecting?A dozen civil rights groups this week issued a statement contending that parents opting their children out of high-stakes standardized tests are harming at-risk students. That sparked a response from the Network for Public Educati
Jersey Jazzman: The KIPP Propaganda Machine and Its Willing Saps In the Media
Jersey Jazzman: The KIPP Propaganda Machine and Its Willing Saps In the Media: The KIPP Propaganda Machine and Its Willing Saps In the MediaUPDATE: Bruce was writing about this exchange as I was. Go read what he says, then come back. Much more to come.Tomorrow morning, if you pick up a copy of the Star-Ledger (chances are, you won't), you will see a big, fat, wet kiss to the KIPP/TEAM charter scho
Peg with Pen: Opt Out is the People's Movement
Peg with Pen: Opt Out is the People's Movement:Opt Out is the People's MovementMike Petrilli recently stated, "If this [opt-out] thing goes national, the whole education reform movement is in serious trouble.”Indeed it is. (Listen to him state it here in the Fordham Institute podcast at the 6:43 mark.)The Opt Out Movement is the people's movement and that makes us dangerous.Petrilli worries a
The Willful Ignorance of the NJ Star Ledger | School Finance 101
The Willful Ignorance of the NJ Star Ledger | School Finance 101: The Willful Ignorance of the NJ Star LedgerAfter having a series of conversations with Star Ledger reporter Julie O’Connor about her desire to write a cover story about how TEAM Academy is producing miracles in Newark, I wrote this post:https://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/ed-writers-try-looking-beyond-propaganda-press-
There used to be 3 main reasons state legislators hated Common Core. Now there are 8. - Vox
There used to be 3 main reasons state legislators hated Common Core. Now there are 8. - Vox: There used to be 3 main reasons state legislators hated Common Core. Now there are 8.Reasons state legislators gave for opposing the Common Core used to be pretty predictable. They worried the standards cost too much, were imposed without their consent, or impinged on local control.Since 2012, though, the
Teachers union case could reshape U.S. labor law - StarTribune.com
Teachers union case could reshape U.S. labor law - StarTribune.com: Teachers union case could reshape U.S. labor lawA case on dues could affect not only teachers, but cops — and labor in general. Supreme Court cases have a way of changing American society far beyond the intentions and expectations of the litigants who start them — or even the justices who decide them.Marbury vs. Madison began as a
Suit against teachers unions isn't about free speech but silencing members - LA Times
Suit against teachers unions isn't about free speech but silencing members - LA Times: Suit against teachers unions isn't about free speech but silencing membersBain vs. California Teachers Assn. is being bankrolled by StudentsFirst, a group founded by onetime Washington, D.C., schools chancellor Michelle Rhee. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Attacks on public employee unions, especially tea
LABI leader caught on video: ‘Paycheck protection’ bill is ‘fatal spear to the heart’ of teacher unions | Something Like the Truth
LABI leader caught on video: ‘Paycheck protection’ bill is ‘fatal spear to the heart’ of teacher unions | Something Like the Truth: LABI leader caught on video: ‘Paycheck protection’ bill is ‘fatal spear to the heart’ of teacher unions By Robert MannTo hear its supporters describe it, the so-called “pay check” protection billrecently approved by a Louisiana House committee is all about saving tax
Opt-out Information from a Pearson-funded Organization? | deutsch29
Opt-out Information from a Pearson-funded Organization? | deutsch29: Opt-out Information from a Pearson-funded Organization?I just read a document summarizing state position on opting out of testing from an unlikely place: the Education Commission of the States (ECS) website.ECS is an organization created in 1967 and chaired by governors. On its website, ECS portrays itself as neutral on issues (“
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Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORMWhat are Bill Gates and Warren Buffet talking about? - The Washington PostWhat are Bill Gates and Warren Buffet talking about? - The Washington Post: What are Bill Gates and Warren Buffet talking about? Here’s one depressing conversation.Three of the most successful men in the history of men — Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffet
