CURMUDGUCATION: Six Reasons To Oppose Betsy DeVos : Six Reasons To Oppose Betsy DeVos Senate hearings on Herr Trump's cabinet picks are coming up soon, and you should be calling your Senator. There are many good reasons for opposing Betsy DeVos as a Secretary of Education. 1) No experience with pubic education. This is not like appointing someone to the post of Attorney General who is not a lawye
Dear friends, help free a friend, please and thank you! | Bill Ayers : Dear friends, help free a friend, please and thank you! As you probably know, Governor Andrew Cuomo granted clemency to our friend and comrade Judith Clark, who has served 35 years in New York State prison for her participation in the Brinks robbery in 1981 that resulted in the deaths of two police officers and a Brinks guard.
Will Governor Malloy propose boondoggle for charter schools under guise of new education funding formula? - Wait What? : Will Governor Malloy propose boondoggle for charter schools under guise of new education funding formula? Connecticut’s existing school funding formula is unfair, inappropriate and unconstitutional. It leaves Connecticut’s public schools without the resources they need and plac
Organizing for Our Students - Lily's Blackboard : Organizing for Our Students The National Board for Professional Standards in 1989 published What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do and re-released this seminal work recently. It outlines the National Board’s Five Core Propositions for Teaching , concepts that accomplished teachers should know and be able to promote to spur student achievement
2017–18 SBP and SFSP Start-up and Expansion Grants - School Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) : 2017–18 SBP and SFSP Start-up and Expansion Grants Nutrition Services Division Management Bulletin Purpose : Beneficial Information Date : February 2017 Number : SNP-01-2017, SFSP 01-2017 To : Public School Districts, Direct Funded Charter Schools, and County Superintendent of Schools Attention : Food S
Seattle Schools Community Forum: This Week: Please Call Senators Murray and Cantwell about DeVos Appointment : This Week: Please Call Senators Murray and Cantwell about DeVos Appointment From the Network for Public Education: The confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos will happen shortly. Please call your senators this week and let them know you oppose her appointment as Secretary of Education. If
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: 2017 will be a year of resistance : 2017 will be a year of resistance Alabama NAACP leaders arrested after sit-in at Session's office. After months of suffering in despair and taking badly-needed recovery time from Trump shock and awe, many left and progressive activists, including education activists, are awakening, finding their bearings and hitting the ground run
Senate schedules confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos, Trump’s pick for education secretary - The Washington Post : Senate schedules confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos, Trump’s pick for education secretary The Senate education committee has scheduled a confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to helm the education department, for Jan. 11. DeVos, who has spent mo
Inside Donald Trump's Extremist Education Agenda | Alternet : Inside Donald Trump's Extremist Education Agenda The Hillsdale College connection links Trump to the right-wing evangelical community of Betsy DeVos. Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency left education policy experts at a complete loss to explain what this would mean for the nation’s schools. During his campaign, Trump gave f
Don’t Count on Grading, Ranking Educational Quality | radical eyes for equity : Don’t Count on Grading, Ranking Educational Quality Having been a long-time advocate for and practitioner of de-testing and de-grading the classroom , I also reject the relentless obsession of mainstream media to grade and rank educational quality among states as well as internationally (see Bracey and Kohn ). As Kohn
Education Research Report: Do vouchers reduce crime? : Do vouchers reduce crime? A new report from the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform claims that Texas voucher legislation would reduce crime and thereby save the state a cumulative $194 million by the end of 2035. This claim is not warranted and has, in fact, already been discredited. The report’s calculations arise from ano
Argument preview: What level of educational benefit is “appropriate” for children with disabilities? - SCOTUSblog : Argument preview: What level of educational benefit is “appropriate” for children with disabilities? The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act gives federal funds to states that agree to offer a “free appropriate public education” (FAPE) to children with disabilities. An impor
Portland students plan walkout in response to Trump's education secretary pick | KATU : Portland students plan walkout in response to Trump's education secretary pick PORTLAND, Ore. – Hundreds of Portland students said they’re interested in joining a walkout in protest President Trump’s appointment of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education . According to an event invitation on the Portland Student
Schools Matter: SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard III (Jeff), (1946 - ) : SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard III (Jeff), (1946 - ) In the coming days, Congress will decide if a states rights segregationist from Alabama will be the next Attorney General of the United States. Jeffrey Beauregard Sessions III has a long history of working to fortify the commitment to white supremacy in his state, and if Don
Quoting President Karen Lewis. | Fred Klonsky : Q uoting President Karen Lewis. I only know Michael Antonucci from the few times we havemet at NEA Representative Assemblies. And from reading him online. He’s a nice enough guy although he is blinded by his anti-union theology. Mike ended the year by posting what he thought were outrageous quotes by union leaders. I will admit that some were dumb t
Facing pressure to cut special education, Texas schools shut out English Language Learners - Houston Chronicle : Facing pressure to cut special education, Texas schools shut out English Language Learners Photo: Marie D. De Jesus, Houston Chronicle Alexia Stamatis, 13, has been diagnosed with autism, epilepsy and hypotonia, a muscle disorder. But when her mother asked Houston Independent School Di
What will be Obama’s lasting education legacy? | PBS NewsHour : What will be Obama’s lasting education legacy? ALISON STEWART: We continue our look at the Obama years and his legacy. Tonight, we focus on a subject that often gets less attention, public education. Much of what happens in the classroom is decided at the state and local level. But the federal government can also be a big player in s
The Carolina Coup and the Fight for Public Education : The Carolina Coup and the Fight for Public Education The nation’s eyes are on my home state of North Carolina, where what many are calling a coup has shown the lengths to which Republicans will go to protect and expand their political power. The naked power grab by Republicans has shocked the nation. But few people really understand that a st
Education Law Prof Blog : The Texas Special: Purge Students with Disabilities Identifying students with a disability is not an exact science. Scholars have long-since documented both the over- and under-identification of certain demographic groups with certain disabilities. As Theresa Glennon argued in Race, Education and the Construction of a Disabled Class , educational disabilities can be a pr
Marie Corfield: Hey NJ! Whatcha Gonna Do About DeVos? : Hey NJ! Whatcha Gonna Do About DeVos? My religion is right for your kids! On January 11, the Senate will hold confirmation hearings on Betsy DeVos. Since Trump nominated her for Secretary of Education, a great deal has been written about how she has used her money, power and influence to destroy public education in Michigan, and advance her
Standardized science standoff: California, feds at odds again over a statewide test | 89.3 KPCC : Standardized science standoff: California, feds at odds again over a statewide test There's a standoff brewing between education officials in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., over what standardized science test California students should take this spring. It bears striking resemblance to a very simil
Robert Cotto Jr. - Disciplining Connecticut’s Schools: A critique of the Judge’s Decision on the CCJEF Education Funding Case - Wait What? : Robert Cotto Jr. – Disciplining Connecticut’s Schools: A critique of the Judge’s Decision on the CCJEF Education Funding Case Disciplining Connecticut’s Schools: A critique of the Judge’s Decision on the CCJEF Education Funding Case – by Robert Cotto Jr. – “
What the Washington Post’s Editorial Promoting School Privatization Neglects to Consider | janresseger : What the Washington Post’s Editorial Promoting School Privatization Neglects to Consider In an editorial earlier this week , Fred Hiatt the editorial page director of the Washington Post , endorses marketplace school choice along with Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Sec
Russ on Reading: Beyond Grades: How is My Child Doing? : Beyond Grades: How is My Child Doing? Part 3 in a series on grading and feedback In previous posts in this series on grading, I have argued first that grades fail to motivate genuine learning and second, that they provide only vague unhelpful feedback to students. But what about parents? Many teachers say that they must give grades because
Technology Trade-offs in a Physics Classroom (Alice Flarend) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice : Technology Trade-offs in a Physics Classroom (Alice Flarend) “Alice Flarend is a National Board Certified Teacher and is the physics teacher at Bellwood-Antis High School in Pennsylvania. She holds a B.S and M.S in Nuclear Engineering from University of Illinois and University of M
Doubling Down - Living in Dialogue : Doubling Down Buffalo Board Member Carl Paladino stands behind his racist remarks about the Obamas. Read about it here . See the rest of the interview here .
Highly Intelligent Cheaters Share Their Stories | deutsch29 : Highly Intelligent Cheaters Share Their Stories In this era of high-stakes test idolization, it would be foolish for one to believe that cheating is not alive, well, and thriving. There are even forums to discuss (brag?) on the ways one has cheated. The site Quora has a number of cheating-related brag pages, including the one featured
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 1/3/17 Featured Post John Thompson: Can the School Reform Wars Be Scaled Down? | The Huffington Post Fake Trump Tweets – A Fun Way To Face The Coming Trumpocalypse |
The "Bad Kid" Label Sticks: Let's Remove It!
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Sometimes, ok many times, she could be loud. She rolled her eyes and
twirled her neck. Often. Her behavior was everyone else's fault, never
hers. But as th...
When Nobody Steps Up
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Blog:
Confessions of a Community College Dean
My friend Christine Nowik posted a great question on Twitter this week.
Linking to a piece about department ...
Trump and the Golden Age of Stupidity
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David Rothkopf catches the essence of the Trump era: It is America’s
“Golden Age of Stupidity.” “Hello, you have reached the United States of
America. We’r...
The Pain Or The Shame Or The Frustration
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When I'm sick or injured, my loved ones will tell you that I prefer to be
left alone. If there is to be a cool cloth placed upon my brow, I'll do it
m...
The Most Literate and the Most Challenged
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Washington has been declared the “most literate” city in the U.S. since
2010. Meanwhile, DC also has areas with illiteracy rates close to 50%, and
a “book ...
2017 Medley #23
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De-Professionalizing Teachers, Anti-Intellectualism, Vouchers, The
Destruction of Public Education in Indianapolis DE-PROFESSIONALIZING
TEACHERS The Many W...
Playing Hooky
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Glen Brown on smoothing.
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-Glen Brown Illinois adopted asset smoothing (Senate Bill 1292 in 2011) to
determine the actuarial value of its plan assets. The asset smoothing
method use...
Dishonest Voucher Arguments
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There are many arguments to be made for a school voucher program-- lord
knows we've been hearing them for decades now. Some of them reveal a
different conc...
Please Support #FixInjusticeNotKids
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Paul Gorski, currently preparing a revised edition of Reaching and Teaching
Students in Poverty: Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap, has
initiated ...
Today’s News & Commentary — July 25, 2017
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A New York Times piece covers the impact of drug tests (and drugs) on the
economy. In particular, it profiles various manufacturing companies in the
Midwe...
What Can Betsy DeVos Be Thinking?
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What can she be thinking? Can she be thinking at all? That is what I
wondered when I read what Betsy DeVos told the annual meeting of the
American Legisl...
Under Assault
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Truer words never spoken. We don't have children working in coal mines and
factories around here. But it doesn't have to stay that way. We've heard
GOP po...
TWO WEEKS TILL SCHOOL STARTS
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Summer in Nashville is quickly winding down. This time next week, teachers
report and then the week after that its full on with students reporting.
Things ...
A House of Cards, Built on Kids
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In 2006, in a presentation to ReadyNation marked “Strictly Private and
Confidential,” Paul Sheldon of Citigroup proposed a new way to finance
preschool: ea...
HOPE and CONFIDENCE
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Hope and fierce collective determination are choices; confidence is a
politics. We don’t want to minimize the horror, but neither do we want to
be sucked i...
The Budget Software Debacle at CPS: Lead By Example
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Last Thursday, principals received several sheets of paper from members of
CPS’s central office staff; the first step in piecing together each of
their ind...
WEEKEND QUOTABLES
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"Nothing about this White House communications department was ever about
communicating. On the contrary, it has always been about deception,
concealment a...
NEA Continues Support for Charter Schools
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*NEA Continues Support for Charter Schools*
by Jim Horn
Every year American public school educators send approximately a billion
and a half dollars to t...
This Week in Education Organizing - July 21, 2017
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*The Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools Newsletter July 21, 2017*
Welcome to our July 21 newsletter! As always, share the latest stories from
your city ...
.. of presidential indictments & self-pardons
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both of which have been in the news recently, especially given the release
of the memorandum Kenneth Starr commissioned that was written by Ron
Rotunda t...
Autism Speaks at District 75
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I got a summer school gig again this summer. Same school as last year,
different building, but still in District 75.
I am happy.
Last year I did phys ed...
NEWS FLASH: FOUNDING FATHERS USE NEW TECHNOLOGY
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Members of both major political parties attacking each other. Fake News.
Name-calling. Wild tweeting? Today’s world? Of course, but it …
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Student of the Month Nightmare
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*This is something I wrote for a monthly gathering to honor some of the
best students at our school. I figure most teachers will relate:*
I was grading pap...
How to Identify an Enemy of Public Education
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“How the Democratic Party Became an Enemy of Public Education” explained
how both Republicans and Democrats are selling the idea that private-sector
educ...
Something Is Rotten In The State Of Connecticut
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On July 19, 2017, the unelected, governor-appointed Connecticut State Board
of Education approved 504 additional seats in state charter schools for
next ye...
Where Journalism Shouldn’t Be
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Satire doesn’t need explication. But satire, on occasion, can also provide
a useful starting point for clarifying poins. Erik Wemple’s column on Chris
Cill...
When "Miracle" Charter Schools Shed Students
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A follow-up to yesterday's post:
As I noted, NBC's *Sunday Night with Megan Kelly* broadcast a story earlier
this month about Boys Latin Charter School, a ...
The Many Ways We Are De-Professionalizing Teaching
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The policy goal here is de-professionalizing teaching, establishing it once
and for all as a short-term, entry-level technical job designed to attract
a re...
99 Years of Progress Erased – unless we fight back
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Public healthcare for all? Public education for all? What is being done to
our monetized children regarding their potential healthcare and their
existing e...
#TrumpWorld & #USWomensOpen: This Is Not Normal
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Members of SOMA stage a peaceful, silent protest at the LPGA Women's Open
at Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster, NJ, July 16, 2017
First, congratulatio...
Does KIPP Deserve To Expand In Philly?
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Charter schools are a large component of the modern education reform
movement. In theory, the charters will get better results because with the
added auto...
You Can Be an Astronaut, but You Can't Be Black
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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question I always
imagined every kindergarten student hearing.
“I want to be a doctor!” declares Sally.
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Editorial Peddles School Privatization Agenda
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The San Diego Union editor deserves the bunkum efficiency award for packing
so much baloney in a scant four paragraphs. The first sentence of the
editorial...
Every Student Deserves to Be Heard
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Students who are victims of sexual assault or harassment are often afraid
they won’t be believed or taken seriously, and terrified they’ll be
victimized in...
School Reform’s Hot Air Balloon
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The current issue of The Washington Monthly contains an article by former
journalist Thomas Toch, “Hot for Teachers,” the latest in continuing string
of pi...
Trumpkins
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The evidence is clear:The Trump campaign met with Russian interests to
obtain information to help their campaign. Trump’s top advisors omitted
information...
When social media meets the academy
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After I started my PhD program, I gave up much of my social media and
blogging activity (though not all). This was for reasons of time, energy,
but also vo...
Who’s Afraid of Professional Teachers?
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New York’s charter school sector, apparently. Politico reports that the
charter sector has potentially won a much desired prize: permission to
“certify” th...
No Status Quo in Wisconsin!
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Since testifying against the Wisconsin DPI (Department of Public
Instruction) teacher license rule changes, some have suggested that I am
simply a defend...
‘I Quit!’
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TweetHave You Heard Episode #21: Teachers Are Leaving and They Want to Tell
You Why In this episode of Have You Heard, we hear from teachers who left
thei...
Beyond Testing
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Dear Friends and Family, I want to let you know that my new book, Beyond
Testing: Seven Assessments of Students and Schools More Effective Than
Standardize...
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...
Coop Goes to Europe Part 42 – The Clays
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It was Saturday December 8th and I woke up in the rollaway bed in Kevin
Clay’s bedroom at the family’s house in Horspath. I had gotten in last
night around...
The Blackwhite World of LAUSD’s Charter Schools
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BLACKWHITE…a loyal willingness to say that black is white when Party
discipline demands this. But it means also the ability to BELIEVE that
black is white,...
The Third Annual National Give-A-Kid-A-Book Day
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July 6, 2017 marks the 3rd annual National Give-a-Kid-a-Book Day. This day
of book giving was initiated on this blog in 2015 as a way to get books
into ch...
THE COUP TO DESTROY THE AMERICAN DREAM
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Within the core of our freedoms, lie the avenues powerful individuals use
to take away the rights of citizens and the controls of government designed
and e...
Parent/Educator EDU
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I have long been a guest blogger for Edutopia, which has been both a
challenge and an honor. I have always found it challenging to be
provocative in promot...
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...
The Sweeny-Prieto School Aid Proposal: An Analysis
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Source: The Sweeny-Prieto School Aid Proposal: An Analysis Mark Weber
Doctoral Candidate Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey POLICY
BRIEF: Weber_Sw...
This is also who we are
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I needed this story. Maybe you need it, too. This is also who we are. This
is how we find one another. This is how we resist.
Continue reading…
Support Room 134!
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*Friends, family, even public education supporters I don't know on social
media are always asking about how they can help given the constant madness
of the...
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 ...
Charter schools harm students
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Remediation costs from charter high school “graduates” getting into
college, but not having basic proficiency are astronomical both in terms of
economics...
Demand … or Be Damned
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I was invited by Kevin Zeese to contribute something to Popular Resistance
a while back, to contribute a call for an action in response to current
educatio...
The case against heavy phonics
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Sent to the Sydney Morning Herald, May 28, 2017
Monica Dux claims the evidence supporting explicit systematic instruction
is "overwhelming" and that whole...
Class of 2017: When you see a chance…
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The price to pay for never acting on the things you want out of life can be
heavy. You miss opportunities. You wonder what might have been. Regretting
inac...
Don't Like Chris Christie? Blame the Democrats.
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Yesterday Diane Ravitch published a piece in The New Republic, titled Don't
Like Betsy DeVos? Blame the Democrats.
If you care about public education at al...
Paul Ryan Comes To Harlem
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In a sense, the visit of such a person to such an institution made perfect
sense, that much the more in the Age of Trump. After all, here you had
Speaker o...
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Welcome to The Inspired Moto! Here you will find our collection of
one–of-a-kind items, each hand made from reclaimed motorcycle or automobile
parts, com...
We Opted Out, Now What?
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Your family made the decision to "refuse" or opt out of the state
assessments. By taking this action you are standing up for your child's
education. You ...
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*Countering Islamophobia in Classrooms and Schools: A Workshop for
Educators*
In the US, fear of terrorism has been used to justify the racial and
relig...
PARCC TEST MEMBERSHIP DOWN TO SIX STATES AND D.C.
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I'm remembering back to 2015 when Arne Duncan's SUV took a wrong turn on
the way to Ariel Community Academy in Chicago, and he was forced to get out
and w...
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...
Campbell Brown’s newest nanny state
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She flamed out at network news. She’s flamed out at cable news. So what’s a
washed-up ex-this, ex-that, to do? Campbell Brown is now going to tell you
how ...
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...
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...
Jewell Elementary & Aurora Public Schools Skirt Law
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Letter sent to Colorado State Board of Education, as well as media,
senators who sponsored bill, Aurora Education Association, Aurora
superintendent office...
All those things that don’t change
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Well, I saw a cardinal hopping around the trees this past weekend at a
local state park. Spring winds are blowing but the winds of winter still
doesn’t wan...
Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/2/2017
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Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/1/2017 Education Bloggers Daily
Highlights Courtesy of Big Education Ape A special thank you to education
blogger Mik...
What Works Can Hurt: Side Effects in Education
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This medicine can reduce fever, but it can cause a bleeding stomach. When
you buy a medical product, you are given information about both its effects
and s...
Bad Hair Day
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It’s winter time. It’s cold — okay, not for anyone outside California and
Florida, but still — I’m wearing hats in the morning. Lovely knitted hats
that I’...
WWJD to Public Schools?
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Public education supporters have legit reasons to be worried about
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Education, Betsy
DeVos.
Living t...
The Invasion of the Public School Snatchers
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Public schools are in danger. The public school, that long-standing symbol
and foundation of democracy, is threatened by people who either sincerely
beli...
Lessons Learned
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Our children receive so much direct instruction from their parents, schools
and institutions. Day in and day out, the lessons are specific with
measurable ...
Capturing the Spark
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It’s been a long time since InterACT was an active education blog, though I
remain quite proud of what we did here. Those of us who wrote blog posts
here h...
Rocketship is a gross place
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I’ve always thought Rocketship was a really gross model for a charter
school. It’s a terrible experiment for poor black and brown children, one
that more a...
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...
WTU Peterson Slate: Not a 1 Woman Dictatorship
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Candi Peterson & GeLynn Thompson
Candidates for WTU Prez & GVP 2016By Candi Peterson, WTU Gen. Vice President
*Statements or expressions of opinions herein...
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...
Random House published my new book SCHOOLS ON TRIAL
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On February 16th, Doubleday, an imprint of Random House, published my new
book SCHOOLS ON TRIAL: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational
Malprac...
NYS Tests: Has anything really changed?
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When I wrote my blog post last year, The Truth about New York State
Testing, I thought to myself… if only I could really tell the whole truth
about the tes...
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.
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All Aboard the Opt Out Bus
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The #OptOutBus is currently traveling the country giving away free books to
children! Follow their progress at their Facebook page and donate to their
FR...
Mixer on the River for Safer Schools V
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Join GLSEN Hudson Valley for and evening of summertime fun that brings
businesses, not-for-profits, individuals, and school communities together
for an a...
Time To Say Goodbye
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As some of you may have already noticed, I'm shutting down District 299. I
created the blog way back in the day (2005) when when I realized that
Chicago ed...
A Teacher Tries Opting Out
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This is my first blog post and kind of the reason I decided to create my
own blog: to keep people updated on what is going on with my request, as a
teacher...
Flaws at the Heart of Current Education Reforms
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Originally posted on Creative by Nature:
“Teaching is an art form rooted in the wise and careful use of educational
research and assessment tools. When gove...
Revised Policy Statement Released
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On the eve of the Chicago mayoral election, Chicagoland Researchers and
Advocates for Transformative Education (CReATE), a network of education
researcher...
my response to john merrow
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In response to What a Difference a Dash Makes! by John Merrow
Dear Mr. Merrow,
I believe you know EXACTLY what is going on; you are simply too smart and
...
Spanish Readers’ Blog: 2014 en resumen
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Spanish Readers’s blog con la ayuda de WordPress ha preparado su reporte
anual para el año que termina (Vea el 2013): Un resúmen: La sala de
conciertos de ...
A Call for the Next Phase in the Resistance
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Originally posted on the becoming radical:
Teachers at every level of schooling have struggled against two powerful
social claims: (i) education has always...
Seven of Campbell Brown's Funders Come Clean
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Campbell Brown's courageous stand to take on teacher tenure protections has
recently come under some fire because her Partnership for Educational
Justic...
