Governor Mills vs. Trump
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Donald Trump spent the day throwing a tantrum at the Governor of Maine
because she refused to kneel before his latest ridiculous executive order
banni...
Has Trump Started World War III ?
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Apparently Mr. Trump does not know how World War II started.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/opinion/trump-putin-europe.html?
Neville Chamberlain
po...
You Kids Get Off My Damn Lawn
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“Why do we have to make such terrible decisions for our whole lives when we
are too young to know what we are doing? The big mistakes are hung around
your ...
Trump Okays More Charter Waste
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At this point, we have more than a few examples of how President Musk's
DOGEry is most certainly not about reducing federal waste and fraud. But if
you w...
Teacher in a Strange Land: Who ARE These People?
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Teacher in a Strange Land: Who ARE These People?
For most of my adult life (other than a brief but wonderful stint in the *People’s
Republic of Ann Arbor*...
Teachers I Respected and Admired–Carmen Wilkinson
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In this series of posts, I draw from my 14 years teaching history in three
urban high schools between the mid-1950s and early 1970s and my experiences
as a...
Strange Science of Reading Law Suit
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By Thomas Ultican 2/20/2025 December 4, 2024, two law firms from New York
and Chicago respectively filed a class action law suit against reading
curriculum...
AMERICA, BOUGHT AND SOLD
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For the sake of argument, let’s assume that your family’s wealth is roughly
average, which means that you’re worth about $1 million, a big jump from
2019. ...
Possible Conflict of Interest for Paul Egan?
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The ABC Caucus is running on transparency, which is refreshing. However, it
appears ABC is only being transparent when it suits itself. "Meet the new
bos...
Bad Words in Schools
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Over the past few years, I have volunteered in four local schools, in
varied programs. And—as a retired veteran teacher—I understand why
students’ identiti...
Catfight
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When there’s a change in power on a school board, the hope of the
electorate is that they have chosen serious people who will focus on issues
of importance...
We are NOT going to leave the US
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what is below the fold was written as a comment on a piece by Mikey
Weinstein called “There are no words” but also after reading the piece by
Phil in Den...
January Parent Engagement Resources
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Participation in School Activities by Spanish- and English-speaking Parents
of Enrolled Students: 1999–2019 Improve family communication with active
listen...
Who is the new CEO of Teach For America?
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From 1990 until 2013, the CEO of TFA was the founder, Wendy Kopp. Under her
leadership the program grew from a small organization that struggled to
make pa...
The Orange Turd feeds the racists
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The Orange Turd has been feeding red meat to the millions of angry racists
for the past 8 years. He has succeeded in hoodwinking these sad souls into
placi...
Site Index - Updated December 31, 2024
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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 ...
Juntos lo haremos
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En el año que viene, tendremos que tomar decisiones difíciles sobre quienes
queremos ser en cada comunidad y como nación. Ha sido un año muy intenso.
Desde...
Defining Productivity, Cost, and Efficiency
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Recycled material here… The central problem with US public schools is often
characterized as an efficiency problem. We spend a lot and don’t get much
for i...
Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary
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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...
Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased
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This caught my attention:
New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a
greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...
AIN’T IT AWFUL
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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 ...
Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why:
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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...
Metaphors in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
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In this article, we will explore the powerful use of metaphors in Martin
Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ...
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force
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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...
There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not.
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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...
Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane
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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...
Have You Heard Has a New Website
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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...
Follow me at Substack
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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
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College
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[image: colorful classroom pattern]
*; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images*
Cory Turner | NPR
New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...
Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala
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Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah
dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca
artikel ini a...
The Threat of Integration
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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...
We fight for a democracy worthy of us all!
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The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García
in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and
it’s up...
The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69
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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...
The Fight For Our Children
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*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 ...
Read to Self: Just a Kid and a Book.
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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...
Keeping Progressive Schools Alive
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Dear Friends and Colleagues, Happy New Year and a special thanks to those
who respond to past blogs about choice, et al. I always mean to respond to
each c...
Reminiscences
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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...
Just Asking for some Teachers I know.
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Recently Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers stated, We must … recognize that
part of supporting our kids in the classroom means supporting the educators
who t...
Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online
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Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik
itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah
perta...
A Critique of Standards-Based Grading
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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...
My First and Last Visit to Hudson Yards
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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...
Reduced time for testing? Not so fast.
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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...
The World According to Michelle Rhee
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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...
Whose Opinions Matter in Education World?
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It's hard to identify education heroes and sheroes. And perhaps even harder
to pinpoint just whose work is slanted, paid-for and dishonest.
Blockchain: Life on the Ledger
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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...
New Local Businesses in Sacramento
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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...
Lesson Plan: Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry
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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...
The Apotheosis of Betsy DeVos
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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...
Education Is a Civic Question
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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...
Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary
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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...
Should We Be Grateful?
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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...
An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers
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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 ...
The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller)
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished
watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The
film p...
Farewell, Sleep
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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...
REPORT: States With the Best and Worst Schools
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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
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Test Refusal = People Power
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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...
Random Musings and Observations. . . .
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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...
AB 934: A LEGISLATIVE FIX FOR VERGARA?
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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...
MY NEW BLOG
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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...
Thank you
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Dear Readers,
Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired
for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...
I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other
conte...
New Beginnings: Kickstarter and EdWeek Teacher
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Greetings to InterACT readers one and all! If you’ve been following posts
here recently you might recall that I’m moving my blogging activity to
other loca...
Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School
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*“With Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School closing, Newark families must
move on.”* The Star-Ledger (NJ), 6/25/2013
NEWARK — Bobby and Troy Shanks saw the...
That Old School Spirit – EduShyster : That Old School Spirit I talk to Calvin College alumna Sara Moslener about why her letter in opposition to Betsy DeVos has struck such a chord among Calvin Knights (and Calvinites…) EduShyster : Your open letter to students and alumni of Calvin College, opposing the confirmation of fellow alumna Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, has now been signed by ne
DeVos vote. Chicagoans demand Durbin and Duckworth vote no. | Fred Klonsky : DeVos vote. Chicagoans demand Durbin and Duckworth vote no. Illinois’ two Democratic senators have not declared how they will vote on the DeVos nomination. As a result Chicagoans will figuratively knock on their downtown doors tomorrow at the Federal Building, 230 South Dearborn at 3:30. From the Facebook page: Senators
How the Supreme Court affects your classroom and your students - Lily's Blackboard : How the Supreme Court affects your classroom and your students We should care who sits on the U.S. Supreme Court because court decisions affect our collective bargaining rights, the access our students have to the educational opportunities they deserve, and our children’s (and grandchildren’s) future. Justices ma
Democrats: DeVos didn’t provide ‘anywhere close to satisfaction’ on our questions - The Washington Post : Democrats: DeVos didn’t provide ‘anywhere close to satisfaction’ on our questions Betsy DeVos, the Michigan billionaire President Trump tapped as his education secretary, delivered answers Monday to the more than 1,000 questions put to her by Democrats on the Senate education committee, just
Vote on DeVos looms as Democrats raise more concerns : Vote on DeVos looms as Democrats raise more concerns Washington — The top Senate education committee Democrat wants to postpone Tuesday’s planned committee vote on the nomination of Michigan’s Betsy DeVos for education secretary, saying Democrats had not received answers to questions they asked of DeVos weeks ago. Sen. Patty Murray of Washing
Oppose Confirmation of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education : U.S. Senate Oppose Confirmation of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights/The Leadership Conference Education Fund View the PDF of this letter here. Dear Senator, On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the 247 organizations listed below, we urge you to
Nearly 250 Education-Related Groups Urge Senators to Reject Betsy DeVos - Politics K-12 - Education Week : Nearly 250 Education-Related Groups Urge Senators to Reject Betsy DeVos 50+ Organizations Working to Defend and Improve Public Education CLICK HERE Well over two hundred national, state, and local groups working in education have signed a letter urging U.S. senators to reject Betsy DeVos, Pr
Teaching Our Minds to See (and Touch) Anew | The Huffington Post : Teaching Our Minds to See (and Touch) Anew The New York Times Magazine article about the lead poisoning of Flynt Michigan’s water supply used a phrase that is shared in medical schools and, in the wake of the 2016 election, it should hit home hard. The Times cites Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha’s wisdom, “The eyes don’t see what the mind
The Achievement Gap: Now Closed by the Alternative Executive Order | BustED Pencils : The Achievement Gap: Now Closed by the Alternative Executive Order Amidst all the furor (Did I spell that right?), the derisive snickering, and those silly pink cat hats that surrounded the water coolers during these first few days of the new administration, it went virtually unnoticed that the Trump administrat
CURMUDGUCATION: PAC Makes Final DeVos Push : PAC Makes Final DeVos Push America Rising is a super PAC created by Republicans back in 2013 when the RNC determined that they needed a group that did "nothing but post inappropriate Democrat utterances and act as a clearinghouse for information on Democrats.” You may remember them as the folks that followed every single Democratic candidate around and
ACT NOW: Reject Betsy DeVos' nomination for Secretary of Education! | MomsRising's Blog : ACT NOW: Reject Betsy DeVos' nomination for Secretary of Education! We are still reeling from yesterday's events - the day started with families being turned back at our borders and ended with thousands protesting this horrible policy at airports across our country. This is not acceptable and sadly we must k
How Jeff Sessions helped kill equitable school funding in Alabama : How Jeff Sessions helped kill equitable school funding in Alabama Ryan Gabrielson Posted with permission from ProPublica In the early 1990s, children across Alabama’s large rural stretches still attended faltering public schools, some with exposed wiring and rainwater leaking into classrooms. The education was in disrepair, too.
Going To Notrump: The Meaning Of Resistance – redqueeninla : Going To Notrump: The Meaning Of Resistance Let me explain why a vote for Steve Zimmer in the LAUSD fourth board district, is like bringing to life an avatar for RESISTANCE . Apply to the County Registrar before the close of February for your ballot to be counted here! Point of order: ‘Resisting’ means here: Refusing to be manipulated d
Dear New York Times | radical eyes for equity : Dear New York Times It is the end of the month, and as I click on what appear to be important articles in my social media feed, you, The New York Times , alert me that I have exhausted my free access to your news and commentary, including options for subscribing to your publication. For a long time now, those messages have, frankly, irritated me bec
Welcome 2017!! | Bill Ayers : Welcome 2017!! So long 2016—all your surprises, twists and turns, heartbreak and hope are behind us now. Everything was possible on January 1, but nothing is possible any longer. You are finished, and it’s done. Fresh surprises are up ahead, and new vistas are opening—do you see that small figure gesturing wildly from that distant and indistinct shore? Let’s dive int
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all : Start Your Week with Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all BATS Meet with Education Staff of Senators Sanders and Hassan 3 by dianeravitch / 13min Leaders of the Badass Teachers Association met in DC with the education staff of Senator Sanders (VT) and Senator Hassan NH). They spoke for all of us who c
Louisiana Educator: The Hidden Facts About Cuts to Public Education : The Hidden Facts About Cuts to Public Education This article in the Baton Rouge Advocate by reporter Will Sentell describes the dilemma faced by Governor Edwards as he attempts to balance the out-of-balance state budget by trimming proposed funding to public schools. As usual, the Advocate education writer omits important facts
Why Evangelicals Are Speaking Out Against Betsy DeVos - POLITICO Magazine : Why Evangelicals Are Speaking Out Against Betsy DeVos The conservative Christian education secretary nominee would seem like an evangelical favorite. But some from within her own faith say she’s not right for the job On the surface, Betsy DeVos seems like an evangelical Christian’s dream pick for education secretary. The
Hartford Courant reporting – Harold Sparrow withdraws candidacy for Hartford School Board - Wait What? : Hartford Courant reporting – Harold Sparrow withdraws candidacy for Hartford School Board In a breaking story entitled, Amid Controversy, Sparrow Withdraws Candidacy For Hartford School Board , the Hartford Courant is reporting that Harold Sparrow has asked Mayor Bronin to withdraw his nominat
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES : WEEKEND QUOTABLES O'hare Airport Saturday night. Donald Trump [Muslim ban] " is working out very nicely, and we’re going to have a very, very strict ban, and we’re going to have extreme vetting, which we should have had in this country for many years.” -- Washington Post Naomi Klein Let us be clear: This is not a peaceful transition of power. It’
Progressives launch last-minute push against Betsy DeVos, and conservatives counter with online ad campaign - The Washington Post : Progressives launch last-minute push against Betsy DeVos, and conservatives counter with online ad campaign More than 300 state lawmakers hailing from all 50 states have added their voices to the chorus objecting to President Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos as educ
Betsy DeVos's Nomination Inspires NYC Parents of Form Grassroots Group - Network For Public Education : Betsy DeVos’s Nomination Inspires NYC Parents of Form Grassroots Group Public School Watchdogs is a completely grassroots group of parents, children and teachers organizing through our schools. We’ve spread by word of mouth from just one parent standing in front of her school collecting letters
Glenda Ritz on Mike Pence, Betsy DeVos and Indiana's School Choice Program - Network For Public Education : Glenda Ritz on Mike Pence, Betsy DeVos and Indiana’s School Choice Program by Glenda Ritz, former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction We did not hear much about education during the presidential campaign. But one thing that Donald Trump made clear in the months leading up to his el
Cutting middle class scholarship could hit Southern California hard | 89.3 KPCC : Cutting middle class scholarship could hit Southern California hard A proposal by Governor Jerry Brown phase out funding for the Middle Class Scholarship could affect more than 46,000 students statewide. That’s the number of University of California and California State University students who received the tuition a
Badass Teachers Association: Being Muslim Is Not a Crime by Ferial Pearson : Being Muslim Is Not a Crime by Ferial Pearson As-Salam-u-Alaikum Peace be upon you Bismillah ar rahman ar rahim I would like to begin by paying my respects to the indigenous people whose land we are on right now. In particular, I pay my respects to the Umoⁿhoⁿ people for whom this city is named. Unless you belong to the
What Might Seem to Benefit the Educational Consumer Turns Out to Be a Disaster for Society | janresseger : What Might Seem to Benefit the Educational Consumer Turns Out to Be a Disaster for Society This week the Senate will consider President Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos to be our next U.S. Secretary of Education. Tomorrow the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee wil
Lack of Community and Teacher Involvement Leads to Abandoned Math Innovation (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice : Lack of Community and Teacher Involvement Leads to Abandoned Math Innovation (Part 2) The old adage of “success has many fathers, failure is an orphan” rings true in the aftermath of a district in the heart of Silicon Valley abandoning a highly-regarded, “p
Protecting Privacy at the Expense of Privacy | Truth in American Education : Protecting Privacy at the Expense of Privacy When we think of children, the first thing that comes to mind is their protection; protection from known risks, protection from violence, drunk drivers, illness, and the likes of Madonna and Ashley Judd. In the age of internet-everything we want kids to be safe from exposure t
Anti-Trump protesters in Elizabeth resist attacks on immigrants | : Anti-Trump protesters in Elizabeth resist attacks on immigrants Demonstrators outside Elizabeth Detention Center Angered by President Donald Trump’s sudden and unprecedented attack on refugees and immigrants, nearly 1,000 protesters from throughout New Jersey demonstrated in the wind-driven cold for hours Sunday outside a private
CURMUDGUCATION: Friedrichs At It Again : Friedrichs At It Again You remember Rebecca Friedrichs. She had a whole lawsuit named after her in which she was the face of union-busting in California . That case stalled when Justice Scalia died and the GOP decided that they would keep the court stuck with eight justices for almost a year (yes, that would be the same GOP that says only dirty rotten Amer
Seattle Schools Community Forum: HCC and Equity, Part One : HCC and Equity, Part One It is clear from many, many threads and comments that to talk about the Highly Capable Cohort (formerly known as APP) is to start a discussion about equity. I think that equity is certainly a part of the picture but to focus only on that is a disservice to all children who would benefit from the program. I'll say
A list of HELP senators’ fax numbers | GFBrandenburg's Blog : A list of HELP senators’ fax numbers This is so you can bug them with faxes, telling them not to vote in favor of Bigoted, Billionaire Betsy. Al Franken MN (202) 224-0044 Bill Cassidy LA (225) 929-7688 Christopher S. Murphy CT (202) 224-9750 Elizabeth Warren MA no faxes Johnny Isakson GA 202-228-0724 Lamar Alexander TN (202) 228-3398 L
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 1/29/17 Featured Post Betsy DeVos Faces Yet Another Massive Roadblock - Payoffs Uncovered (DETAILS) LETTER: Betsy DeVos to Senator Isakson on IDEA Enforcement | deutsch29 by mike