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Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 1/14/17


Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 1/14/17

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Jeb Bush may have won something in the election after all: the U.S. Department of Education - The Washington Post





Catch up with CURMUDGUCATION: Investors Warned Off Pearson + Unmoored (tl;dr)
by mike simpson / 1h
CURMUDGUCATION : Catch up with CURMUDGUCATION Investors Warned Off Pearson 2 by Peter Greene / 1h Today The Daily Telegraph, in its Questor business section, warned investors to stay away from Pearson stock. Writer James Ashton notes that one need not "monitor Donald Trump’s late-night Twitter feed" to get some sense of his opinion about education, specifically that Herr Trump does not think that
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Protect Public Education - Stop Betsy DeVos!
by mike simpson / 4h
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Protect Public Education - Stop Betsy DeVos! : Protect Public Education - Stop Betsy DeVos! Billionaire Betsy's Brave New World of Nationwide Racist Privatized Education VIDEO: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/47OC7WZBWZM PROTECT PUBLIC EDUCATION - STOP BETSY DEVOS! Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary is a threat to public e
Jeb Bush may have won something in the election after all: the U.S. Department of Education - The Washington Post
by mike simpson / 4h
Jeb Bush may have won something in the election after all: the U.S. Department of Education - The Washington Post : Jeb Bush may have won something in the election after all: the U.S. Department of Education One of the defining Donald Trump mantras during the Republican presidential primary session was that Jeb Bush was a “low-energy” candidate — and that’s not the worst thing he said about him.
From Sports Fanaticism to Plagiarism: This Week in What Is Wrong with Education | radical eyes for equity
by mike simpson / 5h
From Sports Fanaticism to Plagiarism: This Week in What Is Wrong with Education | radical eyes for equity : From Sports Fanaticism to Plagiarism: This Week in What Is Wrong with Education In the fall of 1984, I entered the field of education as a high school English teacher, assigned the exact room in which I had been a student and where my mentor, Lynn Harrill, had taught before moving on to a d
solidaridad: NPE Action endorses Alva and Petersen for the LAUSD Board of Education
by mike simpson / 5h
solidaridad: NPE Action endorses Alva and Petersen for the LAUSD Board of Education : NPE Action endorses Alva and Petersen for the LAUSD Board of Education The Network for Public Education Action is proud to endorse two candidates for the Los Angeles Board of Education District 2 primary election— Lisa Alva and Carl Petersen. Although it is very unusual for us to endorse two for the same positio
Before DeVos, look at Florida's school 'reform' mess - Orlando Sentinel
by mike simpson / 7h
Before DeVos, look at Florida's school 'reform' mess - Orlando Sentinel : Before DeVos, look at Florida's school 'reform' mess Betsy DeVos wants to bring education 'reform' nationwide. In Florida, even 'reformers' regret what they did This week, Congress began vetting Donald Trump's Cabinet nominations. Fireworks flew as members vetted nominees such as Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State. I don'
Schools Matter: The Corporate Education Reform Poster State
by mike simpson / 7h
Schools Matter: The Corporate Education Reform Poster State : The Corporate Education Reform Poster State Since Lamar Alexander served as Governor in the 1980s, Tennessee has been at the forefront of corporate education reform. Tennessee was in the first wave of states to initiate mandatory student competency on standardized tests in order to get a diploma, and it was one of the first to ram down
Questions from California: what education leaders would ask Betsy DeVos – if they could | EdSource
by mike simpson / 7h
Questions from California: what education leaders would ask Betsy DeVos – if they could | EdSource : Questions from California: what education leaders would ask Betsy DeVos – if they could Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is expected to hold a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education. A lot has been written about he
See how Betsy DeVos responded to Senate questionnaire on conflicts of interest, lobbying | MLive.com
by mike simpson / 8h
See how Betsy DeVos responded to Senate questionnaire on conflicts of interest, lobbying | MLive.com : See how Betsy DeVos responded to Senate questionnaire on conflicts of interest, lobbying With her confirmation hearing slated for Tuesday, West Michigan native Betsy DeVos - Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Secretary of Education - is in the process of addressing questions over any potential ethical
Dr. Martin Luther King and Donald Trump - Living in Dialogue
by mike simpson / 8h
Dr. Martin Luther King and Donald Trump - Living in Dialogue : Dr. Yohuru Williams on Donald Trump and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.
Keeping Retirement Weird. Senator Biss’ view on pension theft seems to have changed. Activism works. | Fred Klonsky
by mike simpson / 8h
Keeping Retirement Weird. Senator Biss’ view on pension theft seems to have changed. Activism works. | Fred Klonsky : Keeping Retirement Weird. Senator Biss’ view on pension theft seems to have changed. Activism works. Back in 2013, Skokie Senator Dan Biss’ name was synonymous with pension theft. He was then, and is now, a liberal Democratic member of the Illinois General Assembly. Some suspect h
The Student Progress At KIPP Is Small And Dim (Clap Clap Clap Clap) Deep In The Heart Of Texas | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
by mike simpson / 8h
The Student Progress At KIPP Is Small And Dim (Clap Clap Clap Clap) Deep In The Heart Of Texas | Gary Rubinstein's Blog : The Student Progress At KIPP Is Small And Dim (Clap Clap Clap Clap) Deep In The Heart Of Texas Reformers love A-F school ratings. They think that giving a school a single letter grade will inform parents to make the best ‘choice’ of where they should send their child. The idea
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Participatory Democracy: When voting is not enough.
by mike simpson / 9h
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Participatory Democracy: When voting is not enough. : Participatory Democracy: When voting is not enough. Democracy is not a sport where the two teams do battle every few years and we as spectators cheer our team on, hoping for the best and then watching the post-game show on cable. We're told, the best we can hop for in this case, is a "peaceful transition" of powe
THE SHADOW OF INEQUITY « Dad Gone Wild
by mike simpson / 9h
THE SHADOW OF INEQUITY « Dad Gone Wild : THE SHADOW OF INEQUITY In public education circles, we spend a great deal of time talking about equity. As much talking as we do, though, we struggle with actually defining it, and we have a hard time grasping that what is equal isn’t always fair, and what is fair isn’t always equal. We’ve all seen the graphic that illustrates the difference between equali
Truth: Why vouchers and school choice were created – Cloaking Inequity
by mike simpson / 9h
Truth: Why vouchers and school choice were created – Cloaking Inequity : Truth: Why vouchers and school choice were created Donald Trump promised during his presidential campaign to spend $20 billion on school choice in his first 100 days . The rumor out of DC is that those funds will come from Title I —if he actually keeps this campaign promise. The fact that Betsy DeVos, a prominent supporter o

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Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 1/13/17
by mike simpson / 23h
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 1/13/17 Featured Post ‘After School Satan’ club starts in Mormon country — thanks to Christian groups PAA to Senate HELP committee: Vote NO on DeVos | Parents Across America 

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