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50 Years After the Moynihan Report, Examining the Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration - The Atlantic
50 Years After the Moynihan Report, Examining the Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration - The Atlantic: The Black Family in the Age of Mass IncarcerationAmerican politicians are now eager to disown a failed criminal-justice system that’s left the U.S. with the largest incarcerated population in the world. But they've failed to reckon with history. Fifty years after Daniel Patrick Moynihan’
Private Equity Asset-Stripping Strategy Meets Charter Schools to Produce Even Better Looting
Private Equity Asset-Stripping Strategy Meets Charter Schools to Produce Even Better Looting: Private Equity Asset-Stripping Strategy Meets Charter Schools to Produce Even Better LootingEileen Appelbaum, co-author of the important book Private Equity at Work, flagged an important article in Philly.com on how a secretive consulting firm that was previously investigated for corruption and a local la
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » NEA Early Endorsement: No
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » NEA Early Endorsement: No: NEA Early Endorsement: NoFor reasons that are not making sense to me, and a lot of other union members, NEA President Lilly Ekelsen Garcia has decided that NOW is the time and we must endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary. This has led to a lot of head scratching, and “what the hecks?” from members
So Maybe Those Tin-Foil ‘Black Helicopter Mind Reading’ Hat Wearers Were Right » Missouri Education Watchdog
So Maybe Those Tin-Foil ‘Black Helicopter Mind Reading’ Hat Wearers Were Right All Along? How Will Representative Mike Lair Respond? » Missouri Education Watchdog: So Maybe Those Tin-Foil ‘Black Helicopter Mind Reading’ Hat Wearers Were Right All Along? How Will Representative Mike Lair Respond?Folks in Missouri remember how Representative Mike Lair made fun of those taxpayers concerned about not
The Teach For America Bait and Switch: From 'You’ll Be Making a Difference' to 'You’re Making Excuses' | Alternet
The Teach For America Bait and Switch: From 'You’ll Be Making a Difference' to 'You’re Making Excuses' | Alternet: The Teach For America Bait and Switch: From 'You’ll Be Making a Difference' to 'You’re Making Excuses'Idealistic young people are lured by TFA's promises. But what happens once they're placed in classrooms has left some alums questioning the organization's approach.Editor's note: In t
Peg with Pen: Some Thoughts about the History of Opt Out
Peg with Pen: Some Thoughts about the History of Opt Out: Some Thoughts about the History of Opt OutRight now there is a lot of discussion around the history of Opt Out. Ultimately Opt Out has been around for years. Here in Colorado, Don Perl refused to administer the test to his students in 2001- for starters!And while I appreciate the work and historical sharing of Opt Out via NPE it's important
Education is a fundamental human right – which is why private schools must be resisted | Kishore Singh | Global development | The Guardian
Education is a fundamental human right – which is why private schools must be resisted | Kishore Singh | Global development | The Guardian: Education is a basic human right – which is why private schools must be resistedPrivatisation of education has a devastating impact, aggravating inequality, so why does the development community fund profit-seeking providers?At the beginning of the new millenn
MINORITY ADMINISTRATORS FACILITATE CONTINUED LAUSD AND CHARTERS' FAILURE - Perdaily.com
MINORITY ADMINISTRATORS FACILITATE CONTINUED LAUSD AND CHARTERS' FAILURE - Perdaily.com: MINORITY ADMINISTRATORS FACILITATE CONTINUED LAUSD AND CHARTERS' FAILURE(Mensaje se repite en Español)There is an exquisitely sick irony to the fact that segregated and purposefully maintained inferior inner city public education could not be maintained at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and el
NYC Public School Parents: Notes from Grover Cleveland HS receivership hearing and the Chancellor's "Framework for Great Schools"
NYC Public School Parents: Notes from Grover Cleveland HS receivership hearing and the Chancellor's "Framework for Great Schools": Notes from Grover Cleveland HS receivership hearing and the Chancellor's "Framework for Great Schools"There were about fifty people in the audience for the Grover Cleveland High School receivership hearings yesterday -- not great for a school that e
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ed Reform Both on the Move/Slowly Imploding
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ed Reform Both on the Move/Slowly Imploding: Ed Reform Both on the Move/Slowly ImplodingThere have been a number of hugely important ed reform stories from around the country in the last couple of weeks. But naturally, my focus was on the strike and the charter law ruling. Here's what has been happening in Florida and California.Two big stories out of Florida; one
Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Arguments Are Getting Worse
Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Arguments Are Getting Worse: The Reformy Arguments Are Getting WorsePeter Cunningham started Education Post because he wanted a "better conversation" about education. That sounds great to me -- so I wish he would follow through and stop publishing illogical, incoherent claptrap like this piece from Michael Vaughn:But it’s getting harder and harder to see the t
The Power of Opt Out to Preserve Public Education – The Network For Public Education
The Power of Opt Out to Preserve Public Education – The Network For Public Education: The Power of Opt Out to Preserve Public EducationJeanette Deutermann did not intend to become the leader of the most effective opt out organization in the United States. She was a suburban mom trying to figure out why her son no longer wanted to go to school.The year that Long Island Opt Out began, Tyler Deuterma
Allentown Student Activists Prepare to Walkout of Classes on September 28 | Raging Chicken Press
Allentown Student Activists Prepare to Walkout of Classes on September 28 | Raging Chicken Press: Allentown Student Activists Prepare to Walkout of Classes on September 28Instead of watching their schools die a slow death by defunding and neglect, a group of Allentown students is taking their education to the streets during the week of September 28 – October 2. In press release issued earlier toda
Florida’s Superintendents Have Officially “Lost Confidence” in the State’s Teacher and School Evaluation System | VAMboozled!
Florida’s Superintendents Have Officially “Lost Confidence” in the State’s Teacher and School Evaluation System | VAMboozled!: Florida’s Superintendents Have Officially “Lost Confidence” in the State’s Teacher and School Evaluation SystemIn an article written by Valerie Strauss and featured yesterday in The Washington Post, school superintendents throughout the state of Florida have officially dec
Award-Winning Filmmakers Reveal How Big Business is Dismantling our Public School System - CNN iReport
Award-Winning Filmmakers Reveal How Big Business is Dismantling our Public School System - CNN iReport: Award-Winning Filmmakers Reveal How Big Business is Dismantling our Public School SystemFilmmakers Jack Paar and Ron Halpern are creating a film that will blow the lid off of the corruption that is behind the corporate takeover of public education. "Corporatized" has been called the an
Kindergarten teacher’s fear: Testing my students into failure - The Washington Post
Kindergarten teacher’s fear: Testing my students into failure - The Washington Post: Kindergarten teacher’s fear: Testing my students into failureRobyn Noble is a public school kindergarten teacher in Providence, R.I., who has become alarmed at the excessive standardized testing of young children, as well as the design of the exams and what is — and is not — done with the results. Noble sent me an
Dear Liv: Yes, A Loss for ALEC and the Privatizers Makes Me Happy | Seattle Education
Dear Liv: Yes, A Loss for ALEC and the Privatizers Makes Me Happy | Seattle Education: Dear Liv: Yes, A Loss for ALEC and the Privatizers Makes Me HappyThe following is a response to Liv Finne who is a Director at the Washington Policy Center in our state and a member of ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, published a piece after the Washington State Supreme Court brought down their d
Schools Matter: Eli Broad's California Strategy, Part 2: Shrinking Organized Labor and Increasing Control of Parents
Schools Matter: Eli Broad's California Strategy, Part 2: Shrinking Organized Labor and Increasing Control of Parents: Eli Broad's California Strategy, Part 2: Shrinking Organized Labor and Increasing Control of ParentsBroad's plan to claim half of Los Angeles schools over the next 8 years for corporate welfare charter companies is specific in its grandiosity. See Part 1 here.The first chart below
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Edureading for the Week
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Edureading for the Week: ICYMI: Edureading for the WeekShortly I have to run up to school and start undecorating from last night's Homecoming Dance (woo-hoo), but I still have time to give you some reading suggestions for your Sunday.The Cost of Ignoring Developmentally Appropriate PracticeWe still love the idea that the faster we move a child through childhood, the more adv
#DCPS as an all-charter district? | @ THE CHALKFACE
#DCPS as an all-charter district? | @ THE CHALKFACE: #DCPS as an all-charter district?This, according to the Washington Post. I say no, absolutely no.In many cases, charter schools are operated by for-profit entities with boards and shareholders. By law, the rights of shareholders are protected. But in the process of ensuring adequate profits on investments, they are forgetting that they are provi
In Mississippi, best teachers don’t go where they are needed most - The Hechinger Report
In Mississippi, best teachers don’t go where they are needed most - The Hechinger Report: In Mississippi, best teachers don’t go where they are needed mostLow-income, minority schools get by with subs, rookies, and incorrectly licensed staffHazlehurst Elementary is one of three schools that make up the Hazlehurst School District, which has previously relied on teachers from Teach For America to fi
As Commissioner Stewart hypes FSA cyber-attacks, FDLE dismisses case | The Edvocate Blog
As Commissioner Stewart hypes FSA cyber-attacks, FDLE dismisses case | The Edvocate Blog: As Commissioner Stewart hypes FSA cyber-attacks, FDLE dismisses caseThe Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FLDE) quietly closed its Florida Standards Assessment “cyber-attack” investigation this month citing an inability to identify suspects. Not surprisingly, Education Commissioner Pam Stewart ignored t
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Perdido Street School: Will The Families For Excellent Schools Race Baiting Ad Hurt The Charter Movement?
Perdido Street School: Will The Families For Excellent Schools Race Baiting Ad Hurt The Charter Movement?: Will The Families For Excellent Schools Race Baiting Ad Hurt The Charter Movement?Michael Fiorillo on the Families for Excellent Schools race-baiting ad:Regarding FES's charges of racism against De Blasio, see Projection, Psychological, defined as the psychological phenomenon where humans (or
Boehner’s Exit and the ESEA Reauthorization: What Next? | deutsch29
Boehner’s Exit and the ESEA Reauthorization: What Next? | deutsch29: Boehner’s Exit and the ESEA Reauthorization: What Next?On Friday morning, September 25, 2015, Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-OH) announced that he would be retiring at the end of October.My first thought was about the fate of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), the latest versi
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 9/26/15
CORPORATE ED REFORMMind Reading Data Sets Coming Soon to Classrooms? The Onion Glimpses the Future & it Might Not be Parody. » Missouri Education WatchdogMind Reading Data Sets Coming Soon to Classrooms? The Onion Glimpses the Future & it Might Not be Parody. » Missouri Education Watchdog: Mind Reading Data Sets Coming Soon to Classrooms? The Onion Glimpses the Future & it Might Not be
