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THE BOY WHO CRIED CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDAL: A MODERN FABLE OF WOLVES, BILLIONAIRES, AND THE DEVOURING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION - *THE BOY WHO CRIED CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDAL* *A MODERN FABLE OF WOLVES, BILLIONAIRES, AND THE DEVOURING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION* Once upon a time, in the n...2 hours ago
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Curmudgucation: Should AI Make Students Care? - Curmudgucation: Should AI Make Students Care? Over the years I have disagreed with pretty much everything that Thomas Arnett and the Christensen Institute...2 hours ago
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The Courts Are Striking Down Trump’s Illegal Orders; What Will the Supreme Court Do? - Jay Kuo writes a delightful blog called The Status Kuo. He is a lawyer with a sense of humor, and he writes clearly for the public, not for other lawyers. ...4 hours ago
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Which Joy Inspires You? - When we talk about justice, we often focus on resistance, sacrifice, and struggle. These are real and unavoidable parts of the story, but they are not the ...4 hours ago
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The Sky is Not Falling - When considering research about education and learning, it's important to read beyond the headlines. A major news outlet recently ran a story under the h...5 hours ago
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Privatizing Taxpayer Dollars - Charter and vouchers schools are excellent at turning public dollars into private wealth. But they can also be excellent at converting public dollars into ...6 hours ago
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International Students, Immigration Policies and Implications for Innovation - This paper examines the evolving trends and policy dynamics of international student migration, focusing on their implications for STEM workforce develo...7 hours ago
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Roundup: McAlester bond on ballots, Stillwater HOA sues Google, Phil Koons’ civil case continues - [image: mcalester bond]By ballot box or in the courtroom, Oklahomans across the state are hoping to improve the landscapes of their communities. In McAle...14 hours ago
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From Idaho to Texas to Florida: The Harm of Sweeping ‘Parental Rights’ Laws - Texas’s SB 12 proves what child advocates have long warned: sweeping parental control laws deny kids even the most basic protections.16 hours ago
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"A glimpse into the pathological core of an authoritarian war culture" - Trump’s obsession with violence is more than a grotesque fixation on power and cruelty. It is a commentary on politics as pathology, a grim theater in ...19 hours ago
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Red States In Glass Houses - Excited to share my new article, 'Red States In Glass Houses.' It explores the intricate dynamics of political discourse in red states. I’d love to hear ...1 day ago
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Seattle School Board Race, District Four - Rivera v Mizrahi - I am again happy to say that both candidates - Joe Mizrahi and Laura Marie Rivera - are smart, savvy people who care deeply about Seattle Schools. If I we...1 day ago
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Smoke & Mirrors: McMahon Style - The Ed Department's dog and pony show to distract from cutting funds and promoting Christian Nationalism2 days ago
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Trump Ignores Cities with Highest Murder Rates - We always knew it wasn’t about crime. It’s about racist intimidation, white violence against brown and black communities, and trying to instill fear in ...2 days ago
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“Experience Rich, Theory Poor:” What Some Academics Say about Practitioners - I heard the phrase “experience rich, theory poor” on a podcast interview between New Yorker editor David Remnick and writer Malcolm Gladwell in 2018. The p...2 days ago
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What I Still Believe about Public Education - A few years back, I was facilitating a day-long workshop of self-identified teacher leaders in a western state. The topic: Blogging as a Tool for Change. I...2 days ago
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Farm to Summer Celebration Week - Post-Survey - Summer Meal Program operators who participated in the Farm to Summer Celebration Week to are encouraged to complete a post-survey.2 days ago
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Skate Parties, Sacks, and the Price of Progress - “Don’t ever try to change her,’ my mother said, before she died. ‘The tusks of an elephant will never grow out of a dog’s mouth. You know that.” ― Mo Hayde...3 days ago
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The economics of Oligarchy - by Heather Cox Richardson. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-3-2025?3 days ago
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Higher Education in the Crosshairs/at a Crossroad - Let me begin with an assertion that may upset some readers: Most American colleges and universities are glorified vocational institutions whose primary pur...3 days ago
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Selling New Orleans - Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, the sales pitch for the city's all-charter experiment is falling flat4 days ago
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Are Democrats cutting a deal with Trump to ice Mamdani? - Report that Trump offered Mayor Adams a no-show job to get him out of the race.4 days ago
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Trump Admin. Says Public Schools Can Stop Protecting Students’ Right to Learn the English Language - The Trump administration has rescinded an important federal education guidance document released in 2015 by the Obama administration to protect the right t...4 days ago
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Privatized Education Disaster in New Orleans - By Thomas Ultican 9/3/2025 August 29th was the twentieth anniversary of hurricane Katrina wiping out New Orleans. On this occasion, the billionaire funded ...4 days ago
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Is there really a decline in pleasure reading? - The mainstream media has been full of the bad news: new study shows that reading for pleasure has declined! Fewer people are reading for fun: From 2003 to ...5 days ago
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New: Public spaces, politics, and policy: historical entanglements with irrational momentism (Bloomsbury) - Thomas, P.L. (2025). Breaking free of the “war,” “crisis,” and “miracle” cycles of reading policy and practice. In T.A. Price & M. McNulty (eds.), Public s...5 days ago
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A Look Back: Compasses Or Road Maps? - For the next several months, each day I’ll be republishing a post from the past that I think readers might still find useful. I’m starting from the beginn...6 days ago
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NOLA’s Carver High School Legacy: “What We Stand to Lose” by Kristen Buras - I was born in 1967 in Chalmette, Louisiana (St. Bernard Parish), a suburb of New Orleans so close to the city that is is the actual site of the 1815 Battle...6 days ago
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From Public Good to Personal Gain: How Florida’s ESAs Invite Abuse - K–12 funds are meant to educate students now, not be siphoned into private accounts—yet another reason Florida’s school...6 days ago
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Charter school expansion slows amid closures, low enrollment, report says - Charter school growth has slowed as low enrollment, underperformance, and issues with finance and oversight have led to fewer new schools opening and inc...1 week ago
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Linda McMahon’s Reckless and Scary Disregard for Special Education History - Linda McMahon appears unaware of the past progress made in serving students with disabilities in public schools. Nor does she understand the complexities...1 week ago
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The Washington Post Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Of The New Orleans ‘Miracle’ - It has been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina wiped out the New Orleans schools system causing it to be replaced with all charter school. And it has been ov...1 week ago
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Last call for ARC readers: Addicted to Glove - "Major League" meets "Ted Lasso" with a hint of "Three Men and a Baby" in this age gap, surprise pregnancy romcom set in the Pacific Northwest.1 week ago
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THIS IS IMPORTANT - \ DEMS NEED TO PUT HOLDS ON ALL PEOPLE NOMINATED AS REPLACEMENTS FOR THE FLAG OFFICERS BEING FIRED.. YES I AM SCREAMING. REPLACEMENT WILL BE WILLING TO U...2 weeks ago
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August’s Parent Engagement Resources - Parental Involvement, Parenting Styles, and Children’s Academic Outcomes: A Second-Order, Three-Level Meta-Analysis journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3… [ima...2 weeks ago
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Exceptional Delaware Hero of the Month: Bob Vacca - For all you have done just in August of 2025, you, Bob Vacca, are the Exceptional Delaware Hero of August, 2025. Bob is the Chief Financial Officer of the ...2 weeks ago
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Commissioner Betty Rosa: Shaping Tomorrow’s Schools - *Betty Rosa is the State Commissioner of Education. She received our 2025 Class Size Matters Skinny Award for standing up to the Trump administration wh...2 weeks ago
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Rows and Aisles (DC and Washington, Too) - DC is one of my favorite cities in the country. That’s different than me saying Washington, of course. I’ve visited Washington on multiple occasions in ....3 weeks ago
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Rows and Aisles (DC and Washington, Too) - DC is one of my favorite cities in the country. That’s different than me saying Washington, of course. I’ve visited Washington on multiple occasions in ....3 weeks ago
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The Story of the Rider and the Horse - History shows us there is a fast and slippery road from the loss of freedoms to the overreach of power. If we allow our rights to be stripped away, we lose...3 weeks ago
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Where to Find the Best Unicorn Coloring Pages Online - Unicorns continue to captivate imaginations across all age groups, from toddlers discovering their first magical creatures to adults seeking stress-relie...4 weeks ago
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A summary of Parent data privacy rights under NY state law - You can access this summary here or below. Important to note that the brief Parent Bill of Rights offered by the state and posted by DOE omits many of the ...5 weeks ago
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Revisiting Deceitful Claims about School Funding and Outcomes (a thread) - I’ve had enough. This has to stop. I’ve explained on at least a few occasions that there exists a cottage industry for whom their bread and butter is telli...1 month ago
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What Will Todd Blanche Discuss with Ghislaine Maxwell? One Guess. - Todd Blanche was Donald Trump's personal lawyer in his criminal trial in New York City.1 month ago
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These fascists are proud of being that way. - The Chilling Rise of the Far Right You’re Not Ready For1 month ago
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Analyzing UFT election results – from 2022 - JD2718 blog posts from May and June 2022. Post-UFT election for the last two decades I have done some analysis of the numbers. I am getting ready to start ...2 months ago
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Alert: Urge your Senators to eliminate the ban on regulating AI from the budget bill! - There are many damaging aspects of the budget bill , but one that has received inadequate attention is a provision passed by the House that would impose a ...2 months ago
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New “Teach Truth” Website & Study Guide: Launching TeachTruthBook.com on 5th Annual #TeachTruth National Day of Action! - I’m excited to announce the launch of a new website — TeachTruthBook.com — where you can now access the free study guide for my book, Teach Truth: The Stru...3 months ago
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McGrath and Kaminsky: Key Names in the School Policy Debate - The landscape of American school policy is no longer shaped only behind closed doors. It’s debated in town halls, on social media, and through public prote...3 months ago
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"Didn't do *that*," part 1: new Schofield case developments reveal crucial 10th Circuit/Ledger lie - The record is clear. Jeremy Scott confessed at least 40 times in a 2017 hearing. He never recanted. The Ledger must retract its lie to force Judge Kevin Ab...3 months ago
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Achieve 3000 Answers Key (Updated 2023) - Are you on the hunt for the most recent Achieve 3000 answers for the year 2023? Your search is over! ... Read more4 months ago
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Il Papa è Morto - Francis brought a distinct pastoral outlook to his papacy. A simple man, he lived in a small apartment in the guesthouse. He sought to make the church acce...4 months ago
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Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner - Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner Birutoto – Situs Slot Gacor Terpercaya The post Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner...4 months ago
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Trump plays Putin’s Playbook - Recently Aleksander Dugin was interviewed on CNN, last week, and he stated that he believes Trump is closer ideologically to President Putin than to Washin...4 months ago
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Mike Shulman the ARISE UFT Judenrat - I was surprised to learn that Mike Shulman has aligned himself with ARISE. I previously supported him, advocating that the Castle Doctrine could have bee...5 months ago
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How Do We Fight Trump? - Dear Friends, I don’t know when and why it hit me. But I suddenly realized how serious Trump is about changing the country into something that horrifies. I...5 months ago
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Can Students Expect a Relevant Education to be Delivered by Irrelevant Educators? - As a veteran teacher of forty years in the classroom, let me be clear, teachers are not completely at fault for becoming irrelevant in their profession. It...5 months ago
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The US Department of Education Should not be Eliminated. Still, it must be reformed. - If you don’t have an attention span that lasts long enough to learn what I’m teaching in this post, start with the conclusion first. Then if you want to re...6 months ago
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Site Index - Updated December 31, 2024 - When I was teaching, I got tired of hearing how bad American educators were. *My Promise * WHEN I STARTED BLOGGING IN 2011, I said I planned to speak ...8 months ago
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Malcolm & John David Washington Talk NFL, Christopher Nolan & ‘The Piano Lesson’ - 'The Washington brothers built their careers apart—until an irresistible project drew them together. In The *Piano Lesson*, they tackle a father’s thorny...9 months ago
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“I’m Done With Him; He’s A Douchebag” …And Other Tales From Distant Doors And Stoops - The Democratic Party has been joining with thousands of allied groups working feverishly to hold off TFG’s fever-dream. I’ve long… The post “I’m Done Wit...10 months ago
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Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary - Blogoversary #18 SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 I started this blog while I was still teaching, in 2006. I had just begun my 31st year as an educator. Just like in pre...11 months ago
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Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased - This caught my attention: New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...1 year ago
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AIN’T IT AWFUL - As the terrible feelings of dread and angst spread across the world the great majority of the American people feel powerless before the onslaught of those ...1 year ago
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Did Darryl Willie lie or interfere in the whistleblower investgation? Why not both? - Willie said below to Action News Jax [image: image.png] It's troubling for quite a few reasons. First he is saying the board knew about the complaint an...1 year ago
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What Country Has The Longest School Day? A Comprehensive Guide - In today’s fast-paced world, education plays a crucial role in shaping the future of individuals and nations...1 year ago
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Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than Ever - After 9 years of pounding my head against the wall - well, it seems like the wall is winning.1 year ago
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Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control - From time to time the legislature passes a bill with a sunset provision, unless the law is reauthorized by a specific date the law reverts to the law it re...1 year ago
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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies - POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the impact of Florida's new laws Continue reading2 years ago
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Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why: - The best reason to vote no on this contract is this: UFT Unity* lied* to us in 2018. They misrepresented that contract. It was predicated on deals we wer...2 years ago
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force - I prepared testimony for one of two public hearings held by the Chicago Public Schools Truancy Task Force, a body mandated by state legislation. The meetin...2 years ago
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Tennis Memories from a Time When Racism and Anti-Semitism Still Prevailed - I learned tennis at a public park in Brooklyn- Lincoln Terrace- where the teaching pro was a mailman named Phil Rubell. Almost all the kids who took lesson...3 years ago
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There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not. - THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. And just to be sure you understand, it’s not that teachers don’t want to teach. It’s not that there aren’t enough teachers cer...3 years ago
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Reason #1 to pick Dr. Grace over Mr. Walters: The future we’ve already seen - In 2014, Oklahoma voters corrected the mistake we made in 2010. In 2022, let’s not make the mistake in the first place. Elect Dr. April Grace instead. She ...3 years ago
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Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help. - [image: Two students walk by a Philadelphia school building.] Aging infrastructure has been an issue for Philadelphia schools for years. A new interactive...3 years ago
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STREET LIFE - My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a “colored” into the house.” I believed … Continue reading →3 years ago
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Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover - *“Green Dot came and made it into more of a jail.” — Chris* My history of opposing the Green Dot Charter School Corporation back when I was an activist i...3 years ago
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Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane - Breaking News: Dateline February 4, 2022 - Parents in Dimwitty, Alabama have asked the Dimwitty Board of Education to ban the children's primer *Fun with...3 years ago
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Have You Heard Has a New Website - TweetHave You Heard has a new website. Visit us at www.haveyouheardpodcast.com to find our latest episodes and our entire archive. And be sure to check out...3 years ago
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Follow me at Substack - I've moved. Follow me at Substack I'm now posting regularly at Substack. You can subscribe for free to my new Edu/Pol blog at michaelklonsky.substack.com ...3 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights - The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win...4 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights - The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win...4 years ago
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College - [image: colorful classroom pattern] *; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images* Cory Turner | NPR New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...4 years ago
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Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade association - Original post at Robert’s page on Medium. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, I got my second big win in court against a charter school corporation. It was also a ...4 years ago
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Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala - Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca artikel ini a...4 years ago
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The Threat of Integration - I have lived in the same house in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles for over 30 years, where up until now I have had little or no interaction with th...4 years ago
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New Teacher Evaluation Report Released by the Network for Public Education - A new report on current teacher evaluation systems throughout the US was just released by the Network for Public Education. The report is titled, “Teachers...4 years ago
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www.job-applications.com - https://www.job-applications.com/bed-bath-and-beyond-job-application/4 years ago
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Teacher Creates National Database Tracking COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools - Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral, now hosted on a new NEA website.5 years ago
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Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit - On July 10, 2020 we published a post “School District Caught Manipulating Attendance Records to Get More Money” which incorrectly cited Valley Park School ...5 years ago
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We fight for a democracy worthy of us all! - The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen GarcÃa in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and it’s up...5 years ago
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Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids - Low-income Seattle students began to pick up bagged lunches in March after their school closed. Karen Ducey/Getty Images Derek W. Black, University of Sout...5 years ago
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The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69 - I am the son of Chaz and like to inform you that he passed away this afternoon from the COVID virus. My father passed in peace beside his loved ones. We ar...5 years ago
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Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin - All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.5 years ago
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The Fight For Our Children - *The number of suicides among people ages 10 to 24 nationally increased by 56 percent between 2007 and 2017, according to a new federal report showing the ...5 years ago
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Love Grow Your Own (but not without the actual growth part) - The Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, recently announced a grow-your-own type of program for teachers. According to this piece: On Monday, Governor Ral...5 years ago
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Another attempted cash grab by the corporate ed crowd in Washington State: House Bill 2788 - The League of Women Voters has opposed charter schools because they don’t have boards elected by the voters but instead the corporation running the schools...5 years ago
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Some of Our Graduates Don't Even Know How to Tighten a Nut - Are schools neglecting practical knowledge and skills? Many of our students are graduating from high school with extremely limited practical knowledge essen...5 years ago
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Read to Self: Just a Kid and a Book. - Date: Monday, January 5, 2020 Place: My classroom Student: Mrs.Mims, could we start doing Read to Self again because I got this great book for Christmas an...5 years ago
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Reminiscences - I just finished dumping the rest of my lesson plans. I guess I held on to the calculus ones for so long because I spent so much time working on them an...5 years ago
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Just Asking for some Teachers I know. - Recently Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers stated, We must … recognize that part of supporting our kids in the classroom means supporting the educators who t...5 years ago
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Charging a terrified 10-year-old girl as a criminal is a very bad look for state attorney Dennis Ward - What the hell is going on? As a parent, I feel very comfortable using this exact wording to ask this … Continue reading →5 years ago
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Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online - Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah perta...5 years ago
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Blaming Schools for Student Absences is Like Denouncing Doctors for Disease by Steven Singer - Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2019/08/25/blaming-schools-for-student-absences-is-like-denouncing-doctors-for-disease/?fbclid=IwAR1LV...6 years ago
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Jersey journalist roughed up at session sponsored by charter school groups - The sponsors of an event that doesn’t like journalists An independent New Jersey journalist was roughed up, his video camera was seized, and he was ejected...6 years ago
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K12 Inc. Data Breach Puts thousands of students at risk - It's hard to believe school districts are still contracting with this horrible company. K12 Inc. is the largest for-profit online alternative to actual pub...6 years ago
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A Critique of Standards-Based Grading - It first happened to me about ten years ago. I was beginning my third year of teaching in a new school in Washington, DC. Social studies teachers were si...6 years ago
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My First and Last Visit to Hudson Yards - Figuring I did not need to invite any more darkness and vulgarity into my head than that provided on a daily basis from Trump’s White House, and after read...6 years ago
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Reduced time for testing? Not so fast. - NYSED and Commish Elia continue to say that the NYS Assessments are of reasonable length, I completely disagree. Here is what NYSED states are average expe...6 years ago
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A Response to NorthJersey.com's Explosive "Cashing in on Charter Schools" Series - From NorthJersey.com's Cashing in on Charter Schools series Please note: THIS is what journalism looks like. For the better part of a *DECADE* I have wa...6 years ago
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This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019 - Coalition for Education Justice to Release Report on CRE Eighty-five percent of public school students in New York City are Black, Latinx, or Asian and y...6 years ago
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The World According to Michelle Rhee - The men behind the curtain fashioning the brave new world of corporate run education in America! Michelle Rhee is the founder of StudentsFirst, The New T...6 years ago
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Libraries, books and overcoming the effect of poverty - *Published in the New York Times, September 20, 2018* *To the Editor:* *Re “Why libraries still matter.” [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/opinion/sund...6 years ago
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TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair - *TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair* *** REGISTER HERE *** *From Puerto Rico to Chicago:* *Reclaiming and Reimagining Our Communities* Saturday, November 1...6 years ago
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Whose Opinions Matter in Education World? - It's hard to identify education heroes and sheroes. And perhaps even harder to pinpoint just whose work is slanted, paid-for and dishonest.6 years ago
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Blockchain: Life on the Ledger - Originally posted on Wrench in the Gears: I created this video as a follow up to the one I prepared last year on Social Impact Bonds. It is time to examine...7 years ago
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Book Review: The History of Institutional Racism in U.S. Public Schools (2018, Garn Press) by Susan DuFresne - I recently had the privilege of reading Dufresne’s powerful illustrated history of educational and institutional racism in the United States. Dufresne blen...7 years ago
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Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of Students Reveals His Core Function - Rahm Emanuel’s response to the Chicago Tribune investigation that found CPS failed to protect hundreds of students from sexual abuse is cowardly. It is co...7 years ago
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New Local Businesses in Sacramento - Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn the loc...7 years ago
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Lesson Plan: Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry - I’ve started a recent unit on poetry with my class. I’m not a poet, and I’m not a poetry fan (I don’t hate it, but I’m a prose gal), so this makes it harde...7 years ago
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The Apotheosis of Betsy DeVos - Betsy Devos has drawn few headlines in recent months, and that is a good thing for the Secretary of Education. Her tenure began with Vice President Mike P...7 years ago
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A Teacher’s Tale in the Midst of the Terror in our Schools - Students’ active-shooter plan for teacher in wheelchair: ‘We will carry you’ Reprinted from Allison Slater Tate Feb. 21, 2018 at 4:58 PM Like teachers all ...7 years ago
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Social Emotional Data. The new Cash Cow in the Corporate Assessment Industry - Recently I was asked to allow my son to participate in a survey at school. The "opt in" survey form specifically stated, "the questions on the survey rela...7 years ago
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Education Is a Civic Question - In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and hard w...7 years ago
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Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary - Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over at The Gra...8 years ago
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Should We Be Grateful? - In an odd turn of events, and with little explanation, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has decided to return the state’s School Reform Office back to the Dep...8 years ago
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Parents Deserve to Know Who Is Being Appointed to State Board of Ed - I spent a rather surreal day at NJ Senate's Judiciary Committee meeting yesterday. This Committee, headed by Democrat Nick Scaturi, is responsible for a...8 years ago
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An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers - An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am addressing you all ...8 years ago
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller) - The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The film p...8 years ago
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CPS Targets Special Education Teacher Sarah Chambers - Here are the remarks from an action we did today at River Point Plaza, a new development that used over $30 million in TIF funds. CPS claims we are broke...8 years ago
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Farewell, Sleep - Today is the official last day of my spring break. I've done a scientific survey: My natural bedtime is 2 AM, and my natural wake up time is 9:41 AM. Tom...8 years ago
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March is nearly over and I didn't do anything for WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - I was inspired when I saw this meme I guess it can be called of WOMEN IN STEM and "IT'S OKAY TO BE SMART" And I began thinking about how the only subjec...8 years ago
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REPORT: States With the Best and Worst Schools - States With the Best (and Worst)Schools By *Evan Comen, Michael B. Sauter, Samuel Stebbins and Thomas C. Frohlich* January 20, 2017- http://247wallst.com ...8 years ago
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Test Refusal = People Power - In recent months, social media has been ablaze with talk of regular folk taking action to resist the Trump agenda. Protests are a daily occurrence, and ev...8 years ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of Humane District Themes - It has been a tumultuous few years in the South Brunswick community, specifically the South Brunswick School District. All you have to do is google the dis...8 years ago
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[video]Perils or Promises: Education in the Age of Smart Machines: Presentation at the City Club of Cleveland - On December 14th, 2016, I made a presentation at the City Club of Cleveland. Watch the presentation The Club’s website or Youtube. Title: Perils or Promise...8 years ago
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What Is To Be Done? Trump, the Election, and the Student Loan Crises - President-elect Donald Trump delivering acceptance speech in New York, NY on November 9 (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Ever since now Presi...8 years ago
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Prison Gerrymandering: Incarceration Weakens Vulnerable Voting Communities - One person equals one vote: seems simple enough. Unfortunately, that hasn’t worked out for many Americans throughout history, specifically women and peop...9 years ago
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Random Musings and Observations. . . . - I’ve been gone a while from the blogging scene. Some of my more regular readers no doubt noticed but did not hassle me about it. Thank you for that. Sinc...9 years ago
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WTU Headquarters On The Auction Block: Union Prez Liz Davis Doesn't Pay Property Tax! - *June 30th is the last official day of WTU Prez Davis' constitutional term. Malcolm Barnes explores this unfortunate scandal in the article below. What r...9 years ago
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AB 934: A LEGISLATIVE FIX FOR VERGARA? - By Michael Stratford | in the Politco Morning Education Report | via email 05/24/2016 10:00 AM EDT :: Two national education groups are backing a Califor...9 years ago
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To simply say you have a growth mindset does not mean you actually have one - By definition, you cannot have a growth mindset when learning is anchored to standardized tests. Standardized tests are a one … Continue reading →9 years ago
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MY NEW BLOG - My new blog will consist of fictitious headlines, meant to be a blend of humor and satire. I apologize ahead of time if any other satirical site has simila...9 years ago
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Choosing Democracy: Support Sacramento Schools and Teachers
Choosing Democracy: Support Sacramento Schools and Teachers:
Randi Weingarten: A conversation about a path forward at #TFA25 — Medium
A conversation about a path forward at #TFA25 — Medium:
A conversation about a path forward at #TFA25
A conversation about a path forward at #TFA25

Politics and religion have long been known for their potential to turn a conversation into a conflagration. In the last decade, education joined that short list of touchy issues. That’s no wonder, since many self-described “reformers” frame the debate around false dichotomies, such as their claim that one can’t be both pro-child and pro-teacher, or that their camp cares more about children or has a greater sense of urgency than “regular” classroom teachers and the unions that represent them. While I completely reject those propositions, it doesn’t mean that our differences should stop our discourse with each other — quite the contrary, because we can’t solve problems in education or make progress without finding common ground.
And that is what happened last weekend. Thirteen thousand people converged on Washington, D.C., for Teach for America’s 25th anniversary. Even though I have been critical of TFA, I was invited to speak about how to address both education and poverty, along with Howard Fuller, an education activist who supports education vouchers and other forms of privatization. Cecilia Munoz, the White House domestic policy advisor, moderated the discussion and kept it constructive.
I’m pretty sure a fair number of people attended the packed session to see if the discussion between two people who don’t see eye to eye — either physically (he is much taller) or ideologically (in many respects) — would descend into Fight Club.
Fuller didn’t win me over to his side, and I’m sure I didn’t convert him, either. The private school vouchers he introduced as superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools a quarter century ago have not produced superior academic results for students who receive them, nor have they spurred public schools to improve in order to compete. Sadly, Milwaukee’s public and voucher schools perform at levels comparable to those in rural Alabama and Mississippi. And yet Fuller continues to advocate nationally for choice and privatization. But that wasn’t the point.
My purpose was not to debate Fuller; it was to have a conversation about a path forward, to end the ridiculous debate in reform circles that poverty and greater economic issues don’t matter, and to debunk the notion that individual teachers can do it all.
I caught some flack on Twitter and Facebook for even attending a TFA event. The AFT and TFA disagree on a number of fundamental issues regarding education. I believe that teacher preparation should reflect the complexity and importance of this work, and that a crash course simply doesn’t cut it — it’s not fair to corps members or their students. Further, I think that TFA’s model of inadequately prepared teachers and high turnover deprofessionalizes teaching by design. And it’s dead wrong when districts use austerity as the excuse to hire TFA recruits as replacements for experienced teachers.
I believe that teacher preparation should reflect the complexity and importance of this work, and that a crash course simply doesn’t cut it — it’s not fair to corps members or their students.
Regardless of what one thinks about TFA as an institution, I believe it’s a A conversation about a path forward at #TFA25 — Medium:
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/9/16

CORPORATE ED REFORM

L.A. teachers union seeks to re-negotiate evaluation system | 89.3 KPCC
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American Federation of Teachers President: Hillary's a 'pragmatic progressive' - Talk Media News
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by mike simpson / 12min
Seattle Schools Community Forum: SPS Asking for Input on Family Survey
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by mike simpson / 13min
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Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan signs with CAA - Chicago Tribune
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solidaridad: Gülen cult’s corporate charter chain’s Magnolia Science Academy
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Editorial Boards Weigh in on Recent Republican Legislative Action
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Dora Taylor: Washington's Charter School Fight—Let's Set the Record Straight | The Progressive
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United Teachers of Flint: When a Student Asks: Am I Going to Die? - Lily's Blackboard
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Maestro, Some “Opt Out” Music Please | The Merrow Report
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NEIFPE Answers Reformer’s Questions | Live Long and Prosper
NEIFPE Answers Reformer’s Questions | Live Long and Prosper: NEIFPE Answers Reformer’s QuestionsI’m a member of NEIFPE, the Northeast Indiana Friends of Public Education(Facebook page: HERE and @NEIFPE on Twitter).Last week we received an email from someone who is “not a public school teacher,” but “works in a public charter school” and is taking a “class” delivered by the Institute for Quality Ed
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Pick Me! Pick Me! I Want My Child to *OPT IN*. – Missouri Education Watchdog
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With A Brooklyn Accent: Who's Going to Honor Them?
With A Brooklyn Accent: Who's Going to Honor Them?: Who's Going to Honor Them? When you praise Teach for America, as President Obama did at TFA's 25th anniversary celebration, for bringing "high quality teachers" into schools in high needs communities, it is an implicit insult to teachers already there who have made this work their lifetime commitment. I wonder how many TFA Corps members
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State Takeovers of Low-Performing Schools: A Record of Academic Failure, Financial Mismanagement & Student Harm
State Takeovers of Low-Performing Schools: A Record of Academic Failure, Financial Mismanagement & Student Harm | Center for Popular Democracy: State Takeovers of Low-Performing Schools: A Record of Academic Failure, Financial Mismanagement & Student Harm Low-performing public schools have become a critical battleground between corporate-backed initiatives that remove local control of scho
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Making the case for school gardens as classrooms - NonDoc
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CURMUDGUCATION: Maryland University President's Loyalty Purge
CURMUDGUCATION: Maryland University President's Loyalty Purge: Maryland University President's Loyalty PurgeRemember the story about the university president in Maryland who directed his faculty to "drown the bunnies" in order to improve their retention and graduation numbers? Well, according to Inside Higher Ed, he has gone after and fired faculty members that he considers disloyal-- in
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Equity and Excellence in the President’s Budget for Education | ED.gov Blog
Equity and Excellence in the President’s Budget for Education | ED.gov Blog: Equity and Excellence in the President’s Budget for EducationAnyone in America can succeed, but success doesn’t arrive overnight. More often, it’s the result of countless hours spent studying, of supportive families and communities, of educators preparing inspiring lessons and staying late with students who are struggling
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Letter to the Auditor – Crazy Crawfish
Letter to the Auditor – Crazy Crawfish: Letter to the AuditorI recently received this letter from a friend named Mark Joyce, who has been getting very actively involved in Louisiana’s education scene and in particular the malfeasance at the LDOE. (Mark has recently been investigating and publishing pieces about campaign financing for candidates in the Advocate and Louisiana Voice.) After reading
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Teachers Can’t Fix Poverty or Problems Like Housing Eviction | janresseger
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ACLU unveils privacy fight in 16 states
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What Happens to Students School-Lunch Bills Go Unpaid? - The Atlantic
What Happens to Students School-Lunch Bills Go Unpaid? - The Atlantic: What Do Unpaid Lunch Tabs Mean for Schools?Some schools are tossing out the lunches of those who don’t pay. Others provide free meals to all.Like many parents of school-age children, Frances Frost tries to keep up with the papers sent home in her daughter Natalie’s backpack. Sifting through permission slips, picture day fliers,
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Politics, the Super Bowl, and, of course, the Children – the becoming radical
Politics, the Super Bowl, and, of course, the Children – the becoming radical: Politics, the Super Bowl, and, of course, the ChildrenThis was supposed to be another post about good teachers because I was invited to speak to a class of 4th graders about writing public opinion pieces and that experience confirmed myrecent assertion that to know if a teacher is good just watch and listen to the stude
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State Takeover Failure: Financial Mismanagement & Student Harm – Cloaking Inequity
State Takeover Failure: Financial Mismanagement & Student Harm – Cloaking Inequity: State Takeover Failure: Financial Mismanagement & Student HarmToday the Center for Popular Democracy is releasing the report State Takeovers of Low-Performing Schools: A Record of Academic Failure, Financial Mismanagement & Student Harm. The report is an important compendium of information about hostile
by mike simpson / 9h
ED needs primer on flexibility and local control :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
ED needs primer on flexibility and local control :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet:ED needs primer on flexibility and local controlAnyone looking for examples of compulsive micro-management by government officials need look no further than the latest advisories from the U.S. Department of Education on the implementation of the Every Student Su
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Join the Feb. 9 #ToxicTakeovers Twitter Storm | Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools #ToxicTakeovers
Join the Feb. 9 #ToxicTakeovers Twitter Storm | Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools: Join the Feb. 9 #ToxicTakeovers Twitter StormJoin the #ToxicTakeovers Twitter Storm on Feb. 9 at 1 PM EST Show Your Support as Detroit Kicks Off National Walk-Ins!On February 9, parents, students and educators in Detroit will kick off the first-ever nationally coordinated Walk-Ins for the Schools All Our Children De
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We Are Walking in. Join Us! - Lily's Blackboard
We Are Walking in. Join Us! - Lily's Blackboard: We Are Walking in. Join Us!What do you get when you bring together on one day educators, parents, students, and community activists who believe that each and every student should have access to a great education?You get advocates with an impossible-to-ignore voice for schools.You get a “school walk-in,” and there will be hundreds of them across the
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Changing face of the city, schools and politics
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Democrats Malloy and Wyman stab state employees in the back – again – and again. - Wait What?
Democrats Malloy and Wyman stab state employees in the back – again – and again. - Wait What?:Democrats Malloy and Wyman stab state employees in the back – again – and again.When they were running for re-election, Governor Dannel Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman were all smiles as they accepted the political endorsements from Connecticut’s state employee unions and the Connecticut AFL-CIO.When
by mike simpson / 10h
What Kids Need From Grown-Ups (But Aren't Getting) : NPR Ed : NPR
What Kids Need From Grown-Ups (But Aren't Getting) : NPR Ed : NPR: What Kids Need From Grown-Ups (But Aren't Getting)Annelise Capossela for NPRErika Christakis' new book, The Importance Of Being Little, is an impassioned plea for educators and parents to put down the worksheets and flash cards. Ditch the tired craft projects (yes you, Thanksgiving Handprint Turkey) and exotic vocabulary lessons, a
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Here’s What College Cost 200 Years Ago - Yahoo Finance
Here’s What College Cost 200 Years Ago - Yahoo Finance: Here’s What College Cost 200 Years AgoIf you were heading off to college in 1816, you wouldn’t have had to worry about buying extra-long sheets, renting a mini-fridge, or packing a spare iPhone charger. You would, however, need to load up on candles and oil—the electric light bulb still being some 60 years in the future.Plus, if you planned t
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Did a War on Teachers Lead to New Shortages? - Rick Hess Straight Up - Education Week
Did a War on Teachers Lead to New Shortages? - Rick Hess Straight Up - Education Week:Did a War on Teachers Lead to New Shortages?Note: Joshua Cowen is Associate Professor of Education Policy in the College of Education at Michigan State University and you can follow him on Twitter at @joshcowenMSU. Katharine Strunk is Associate Professor of Education and Policy in the Rossier School of Education
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In Education "Reform" Nothing Means What You Think It Does
In Education "Reform" Nothing Means What You Think It Does: In Education "Reform" Nothing Means What You Think It DoesIn the world of Education reform, nothing means what you think it will. We learned that the hard way with No Child Left Behind. I mean, of course we don't want a child left behind! Why would we want a child left behind? Sign the bill! Stamp the approval! All kid
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Charter schools say L.A. Unified is unfairly scrutinizing their campuses - LA Times
Charter schools say L.A. Unified is unfairly scrutinizing their campuses - LA Times:Charter schools say L.A. Unified is unfairly scrutinizing their campuses price Young thought the worst was behind her, that her group's charter schools would be free to grow after straightening out the poor financial record-keeping that prompted a recent state audit.She was wrong.The school district still found fau
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'Sunshine' questions loom over Philadelphia School Reform Commission resolution — NewsWorks
'Sunshine' questions loom over Philadelphia School Reform Commission resolution — NewsWorks: 'Sunshine' questions loom over Philadelphia School Reform Commission resolutionThe School Reform Commission is under fire for its handling of a surprise resolution. (Bastiaan SlabbersThe Philadelphia School Reform Commission is facing widespread questions about whether it acted illegally when it quickly pa
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NAAPID: the day to welcome black parents to the table | MinnPost
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Cato: Which States Snag The Most K-12 Cash From Everyone Else?
Which States Snag The Most K-12 Cash From Everyone Else?: Which States Snag The Most K-12 Cash From Everyone Else?Mississippi, Louisiana, South Dakota, New Mexico, and Arizona must love U.S. taxpayers for sending them so much K-12 money for lackluster education.The five states with the biggest appetite for federal K-12 cash are Mississippi, Louisiana, South Dakota, New Mexico, and Arizona, accordi
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School district deems teachers' union proposal inappropriate | Sacramento News - KCRA Home
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Swearing an Oath -- Part 2: The Kristallnacht of American Public Education
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Most Charter Schools are Public Schools in Name ONLY | gadflyonthewallblog
Most Charter Schools are Public Schools in Name ONLY | gadflyonthewallblog: Most Charter Schools are Public Schools in Name ONLYCharter schools are public schools.But are they?Really?They don’t look like a duck. They don’t quack like a duck. Do you really want to serve them confit with a nice orange sauce?Sure, charters are funded by tax dollars. However, that’s usually where the similarities end.
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Ex-principal of Franklin Towne charter files whistle-blower suit
Ex-principal of Franklin Towne charter files whistle-blower suit:Ex-principal of Franklin Towne charter files whistle-blower suit A federal whistle-blower suit claims an elementary principal at the Franklin Towne Charter School in Bridesburg was hired under false pretenses and then terminated after he raised serious concerns about its operations.Todd A. Dupell alleges that he was wrongfully dismis
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More Transcribed Interactions from USDOE CIO Danny Harris’ Hearing | deutsch29
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Credentialing commission considers slowing rotation of substitute teachers | EdSource
Credentialing commission considers slowing rotation of substitute teachers | EdSource: Credentialing commission considers slowing rotation of substitute teachersThe California Commission on Teacher Credentialing this week will consider whether to create a new teaching permit in place of a decades-old permit that limits the amount of time substitutes can fill in for teachers on medical and other le
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In an age of resegregation, these schools are trying to balance poor and wealthy kids - The Washington Post
In an age of resegregation, these schools are trying to balance poor and wealthy kids - The Washington Post:In an age of resegregation, these schools are trying to balance poor and wealthy kidsAs U.S. public schools have grown increasingly segregated by race and income, there is a growing number of school districts and charter schools striving for greater balance among their students, according to
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Ed Notes Online: MORE Co-Sponsors: Lois Weiner at CUNY Tuesday 5-7PM
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CURMUDGUCATION: VA: Stupid Lawmaker Tricks
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CURMUDGUCATION: CAP: The Promise of Testing
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Russ on Reading: The Common Core and the "Stuff" Curriculum of E. D. Hirsch
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Oregon Save Our Schools: Teacher Input: What would it really look like?
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Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/8/16
CORPORATE ED REFORMOregon Save Our Schools: Opting Out: My Story in Taking the Plunge!Oregon Save Our Schools: Opting Out: My Story in Taking the Plunge!: Opting Out: My Story in Taking the Plunge!As someone who has fought the battle against corporate education reform for the past four years, one would think I would have been the first parent in line to opt my children out of high-stakes testing.
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