ICYMI: Here Comes March Edition (2/26)
A wide assortment of stuff today, because fake spring is over and real winter is back.
Homeschoolers Revolt Against Republican School Choice Bill
Yeah, it's Breitbart, so it may be 100% crap. But it might also be an interesting look at how very conservative folks end up opposing school choice.
Charter Schools Have Lost Their Way
A look at how folks who started out as charter supporters could end up disaffected and abandoning the cause.
4Chan- The Skeleton Key to the Rise of Trump
A really interesting look at 4chan, anonymous, gamergate, and the whole angry young white guys in their Mom's basement part of society. Not directly related to education, but still a fascinating read.
Decaying Buildings and the Rise of Digital Education
Using the deliberate abandonment of physical plants as a way to drive the new industry
The Failure of the iPad Classroom
A long look at how the movement to put ipads at the center of classrooms has been a sad and wasteful failure.
Betsy DeVos and the Plan to Break Puiblic Schools
Ffrom Rebecca Mead at the New Yorker, a well-thought-out look at the Big DeVos Picture, with lots of links.
The Disappearing Educator
At the Michigan Education Association website, a look at why the teacher pool is shrinking.
Have We Lost Sight of the Promise of Public Schools
At the New York Times, Nikole Hannah-Jones looks at the difficulties we've always had fulfilling the promise of public education (hint: they're related to our problems acepting all citiizens as equal parts of the public).
Betsy DeVos and the Task of Satffing Donald Trump's Education Department
Andy Smarick at US News breaks down the five hurdles future USED staffers will have to clear, and in the process, he gives us a picture of what the Trump-DeVos USED will look like. Forwarned is forearmed.
W.E.B. DuBois and Dual Consciousness for Teachers of Color
Jose Vilson looks at DuBois and the questions teachers of color must ask.
It's Not About Them (It's About Us)
Blue Cereal Education with a piece that looks at the basic foundation of how principled people behave toward other people.
Oh, Hey-- a Lot of Private Charter Schools Are Just Dumping Grounds for Poor Students-- Imagine That
I suppose I could have just linked you to the original report, but Wonkette's take is so much more spicy and entertaining, while still presenting the meat of these shameful findings.
Success Staff Questions Moskowitz's Ties to Trump
From Politico, we learn that Eva Moskowitz suddenly has scruples about being politically active in her position. Who knew?
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Here Comes March Edition (2/26):
Big Education Ape: Catch up with CURMUDGUCATION - WI: State Superintendent Vs. Voucher$ + Deserving - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2017/02/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-wi-state.html
