Betsy DeVos Confirmed Despite Massive Protests - BillMoyers.com : Betsy DeVos Confirmed Despite Massive Protests Despite the insult DeVos represents to public education, her nomination did unite the organizations fighting against its privatization. This post originally appeared at DianeRavitch.net . The confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education is an outrageous insult to the millions
DeVos foes promise to make her job hell - POLITICO : DeVos foes promise to make her job hell The fight to derail DeVos, while unsuccessful, has united a wide variety of advocates. It was a fight to end confirmation fights — for an Education secretary, no less. And after all the protests and phone calls against Betsy DeVos culminated in an all-night Democratic vigil on the Senate floor, Vice Presi
CURMUDGUCATION: The New Friedrichs Anti-Union Case : The New Friedrichs Anti-Union Case Well, that didn't take long. The Center for Individual Rights has filed a lawsuit against the state of California and the California Teachers Association -- Yohn v. CTA. CIR is the same right-wing group that brought us the Friedrich's lawsuit , and this is basically the same suit with a new teacher used as a p
Who Defines Progressive in Education? - LA Progressive : Who Defines Progressive in Education? LA School Board President Steve Zimmer W ant to make a Democrat furious when arguing a point on Civil Rights? Have a Republican claim that it was their party that was against slavery and cared the most about African Americans. Any intelligent high school sophomore would know how to refute that specious
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Has Been Confirmed; And the Resistance Has Too | I AM AN EDUCATOR : Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Has Been Confirmed; And the Resistance Has Too Betsy DeVos–platinum card member of the 1% and leading corporate education reformer–was voted in today by the Senate as the next U.S. Secretary of Education. With the vote deadlocked at 50-50, Vice President Mike Pence,
Teachers union on DeVos confirmation: 'A sad day for children' | TheHill : Teachers union on DeVos confirmation: 'A sad day for children' The president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is blasting Tuesday's Senate vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education, saying it is a “sad day for children." “If she wants to work with the educators who work hard every single day—in dist
The senators who opposed DeVos represent 36 million more people than her supporters do : The senators who opposed DeVos represent 36 million more people than her supporters do Democracy! The Senate barely confirmed Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s nominee to be the next Secretary of Education, on Tuesday. Senators split 50–50, with Vice President Pence casting the tie-breaking vote. DeVos attracted
DeVos confirmed. NPE will fight her agenda. - Network For Public Education : DeVos confirmed. NPE will fight her agenda. Betsy DeVos was confirmed by the Senate this morning. Although we share your deep disappointment, we cannot become disheartened. Our nation’s children need us more than ever before. The opposition that you helped generate was so intense, that the Vice President had to step in t
DeVos Survives Confirmation Battle But Her Agenda May Not : DeVos Survives Confirmation Battle But Her Agenda May Not Hundreds of educators, parents, civil rights activists, and U.S. senators assembled across from the U.S. Capitol on Monday evening to urge “just one more” senator to stand up and cast the deciding ‘no’ vote on Betsy DeVos as U.S. Education Secretary. Coming on the eve of the confi
You inspire me. Thank you! - Lily's Blackboard : You inspire me. Thank you! Today I watched as the Vice President broke a tie vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, ignoring the voices of over a million Americans. I am not deterred because of what we accomplished together. Betsy DeVos may be education secretary, but she has no mandate. In fact, she has the opposite because of you.
The Unprecedented Opposition to Betsy DeVos's Nomination - The Atlantic : The Sensation Known as Betsy DeVos Never before has an education secretary aroused so much controversy. Could her confirmation be a boon for schools? A 40-second scene on Saturday Night Live this past weekend featuring Kate McKinnon as the beleaguered Betsy DeVos, now the nation’s education secretary, blew up almost instant
Resistance Manual : Resistance Manual Home This is the approved revision of this page, as well as being the most recent. This is the approved revision of this page, as well as being the most recent. Dial tel:(844)-6-RESIST to tell Congress to support ACA and vote against Jeff Sessions. Action begins with information. There are more of us who believe in equity and justice than those who support Do
The DeVos Vote - Network For Public Education : The DeVos Vote Below is a list of U.S. Senators and how they voted on the nomination of Betsy DeVos. You can search for your Senator, and click on their name to find their phone number. Give them a call and thank them for voting against her or let them know how you feel about their yes vote. Column visibility Copy CSV Excel PDF Print Show entries Se
NPE furious that DeVos was approved: Campaign to thwart privatization efforts begins - Network For Public Education : NPE furious that DeVos was approved: Campaign to thwart privatization efforts begins The Network for Public Education furious over the approval of Betsy DeVos. Begins campaign to thwart any attempts to privatize schools. The Network for Public Education (NPE) announced its campaig
Audit finds Ed. Department mishandled school complaints :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet : Audit finds Ed. Department mishandled school complaints (Calif.) Local educational agencies have failed to uniformly investigate complaints alleging violations of state or federal law, according to a new report from the California State Auditor’s office. I
Union 101: Making the Most of Membership - NEA Today : Union 101: Making the Most of Membership It was early in Joseph Daily’s teaching career when he got married and started having kids. With more expenses, he was looking for ways to economize. He decided to drop his NEA membership to save on union dues, but he soon realized that not belonging came at a higher cost. Even without dues expenses, m
A professor's proposed Black History Month course for one student: President Donald Trump - The Hechinger Report : A professor’s proposed Black History Month course for one student: President Donald Trump AFAM 0045 African-American History for Clueless Presidents (and Black Folk who’ve seen LaLa Land) Spring 2017 Bayard Rustin Education Bldg., Room 1963 Course Description This course is an introd
Senate to vote today on confirmation of Betsy DeVos - The Washington Post : Senate to vote today on confirmation of Betsy DeVos The Senate is moving toward a noon vote Tuesday on confirmation of Betsy DeVos as education secretary, with the outcome expected to be the narrowest approval of a Cabinet nominee in the nation’s history. The entire Democratic caucus of 48 senators is expected to vote aga
Betsy DeVos and the Dems | The Huffington Post : Betsy DeVos and the Dems Right now it looks like the Democrats in the senate are finally digging in their heels at one of the nominations – the rabid Christian fundamentalist Betsy DeVos who has dedicated her inherited fortune to dismantling public education. DeVos is about as far out a nominee as you could get. Bring in a climate denier for the De
A Virtual Disaster for Rural Schools | Schott Foundation for Public Education : A Virtual Disaster for Rural Schools Hopefully, responsible senators from substantially rural states spent the weekend taking cues from their peers from Maine and Alaska and learning why the potential impact of school privatization on their constituents should cause them to oppose Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education
With A Brooklyn Accent: Donald Trump's Rude Awakening : Donald Trump's Rude Awakening The last few weeks have been a bit of a comedown for Donald Trump. After an historic campaign where he beat the odds and attracted huge adoring crowds, he now finds himself under siege in the White House, unable to go to any large city in the US without inspiring huge demonstrations, mocked by comedians and jour
Senate Will Vote at Noon on DeVos Nomination; Protests Continued through Last Night | janresseger : Senate Will Vote at Noon on DeVos Nomination; Protests Continued through Last Night Stopped by Senate rules from filibustering to delay the vote on a Cabinet nominee, Senate Democrats tried the closest thing to it yesterday and throughout last night: a 24 hour marathon of speeches against Betsy Dev
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Death by 1,000 cuts at CPS : Death by 1,000 cuts at CPS "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." -- Frederick Douglass Donald Trump thinks Frederick Douglass is still alive. In one sense (certainly not the one intended) he may be right. Douglass' words, his
#Holdthefloor: Senate Democrats’ All-Night Vigil Against DeVos : #Holdthefloor: Senate Democrats’ All-Night Vigil Against DeVos This is going down to the wire Senate Democrats, channeling public opposition to Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education while venting their own outrage over her lack of qualifications for the job, are occupying the Senate floor for 24 hours ahead of
"‘Toxic’ Steve Perry should embarrass charter supporters" - Wait What? : “‘Toxic’ Steve Perry should embarrass charter supporters” Oklahoma educator and education advocate Dr. John Thompson is an award-winning historian and inner-city teacher. He is the author of A Teacher’s Tale: Learning, Loving and Listening to Our Kids . He recently attended a speech given by charter school owner Steve Perry
Illinois’ Grand Bargain will include a major attack on Special Education. Nobody is reporting this. Take action now. | Fred Klonsky : Illinois’ Grand Bargain will include a major attack on Special Education. Nobody is reporting this. Take action now. Senate President John Cullerton’s Grand Bargain with the Repubs includes an attack on special ed. From Bev Johns. In a speech on Monday, Senate Pres
How and Why I Research Exemplars of Technology Integration | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice : How and Why I Research Exemplars of Technology Integration For over 30 years, I have examined the adoption and use of computers in schools ( Teachers and Machines , 1986; Oversold and Underused , 2001, Inside the Black Box , 2013). I looked at the policy hype, over-promising, and pre
Betsy DeVos: “School Choice Programs Lead to More Integrated Schools” | deutsch29 : Betsy DeVos: “School Choice Programs Lead to More Integrated Schools” In response to Senator Patty Murray’s question 115 (among 139 written questions asked by Murray of DeVos following DeVos’ January 17, 2017, Senate HELP Committee hearing), DeVos states that school choice programs increase integration: Murray: If
CURMUDGUCATION: The DeVos Alarm Clock : The DeVos Alarm Clock The Betsy DeVos nomination, in its sturm and drang and distress and noise, is quite different from any nomination we've ever seen. And yet, Betsy DeVos is not that much different from what we've seen before. As a political operative seeking to remake public education in her own preferred image, DeVos is a bush-league Bill Gates. "I'm r
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/6/17 Featured Post WATCH LIVE: Senate Democrats conduct 24-hour speech marathon to oppose Betsy DeVos Breaking - Malloy proposes half-baked scheme to reform education funding -
Who is Jeff Sessions’s Doppelgänger?
-
Norwegian Filmmaker offers two candidates for Jeff Sessions’ doppelganger.
In case, you don’t know, a doppelganger is someone who looks just like you.
NF f...
What Choice Won't Do
-
When it comes to the advocates of school choice, there are many points with
which I disagree. I disagree with many of their assessments of the public
schoo...
Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers episode #21.
-
I’m back with my brother to co-host this week’s Hitting Left with the
Klonsky Brothers, episode #21. The guys at Bridgeport coffee noticed I was
gone and i...
WORDS ON MNPS NEXT AND SOME QUESTIONS
-
June seems to be speeding by like a runaway train. It’s interesting how
busy things can be even when students are not in the buildings. As I write
today’s ...
MTA vs. Personalized Learning: “We Can Fight it.”
-
Originally posted on Save Maine Schools:
This May, the Massachusetts Teacher Association (MTA) broke from national
union leadership by taking a bold stance...
Chriropractic really is BS
-
I’ve always been skeptical of the practice of chiropractic, even though
I’ve used a few for actual back pain. Some seemed to me to be out-and-out
money-gru...
The Proper Thing To Do With Power
-
I don't have the right to tell other people what to do, even if those
people are children. I make mistakes, of course, I've lived my whole life
in a so...
Success
-
I met Ahmed when he came to my class in the middle of the term. He was
newly arrived from Pakistan and barely spoke English and his bathing habits
were...
More Labor Nominees and Appointments
-
The pace of nominations and appointments to the Department of Labor,
National Labor Relations Board, and other federal labor agencies is
expected to contin...
Charter Schools Do Bad Stuff Because They Can
-
Local news reports from all across the country drip, drip a constant stream
of stories of charter schools doing bad stuff that our tax dollars fund.
Why do...
Day by Day in the ATR
-
A lot of us have no idea what ATRs go through. I speak to ATRs frequently,
and I have a very good idea of how I'd feel as an ATR. Over at *ATR
Adventures*...
June 22, 2017 newsletter brief
-
Thumbnail of the 6/22/17 newsletter (full issue here) Action of the week:
Share PAA’s new 1-page fact sheet exposing the truth about Stand for
Children Twe...
Michael Mulgrew's Danielson Rating Sheet.
-
Since our UFT President, Michael Mulgrew, believes the Charlotte Danielson
rubric is a good evaluation tool for teachers. Therefo...
Rethinking Literacy (and All) Assessment
-
To whatever degree I have been an effective teacher over a 33-year (and
counting) career directly and indirectly connected to teaching literacy has
been gr...
From a Sunless Mind to a Solar Wall
-
After the gilded slumlord gangster President resigns, this will be long
remembered as one of his most astonishing thought disorders to become
public:
....
Teachers as Practical Politicians
-
Besides managing a classroom of 20 to 30 or more students while teaching
lessons every day, teachers also do politicking. Teachers using ClassDojo,
a free ...
New Jersey's Insider Special Education Ombudsman
-
Yesterday, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) announced the
appointment of an acting Special Education Ombudsman. You can read the
press relea...
The Unintended Impact of Awards
-
One of the benefits to our downtime in the summer is that we actually HAVE
downtime. I have the opportunity to dive deeper into data, start plans for
nex...
How School Data Fails to Tell Us What’s Important
-
Teachers look for solutions. That’s what we do. But data collection often
fails when it comes to solutions. You can collect all the information in
the worl...
This Week in Education Organizing - June 16, 2017
-
*Baltimore City Council Stands Up for Community Schools*
The Baltimore City Council and the Mayor reached a deal on a new city
budget late last week, aft...
This is also who we are
-
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…
Society’s Commitment is Reflected in Tests
-
We continue to punish students, teachers, and schools with punitive
standardized testing. One could argue that all this testing is worth it if
it actually ...
Solidarity, Activism Wins the Day
-
It was three days before Thursday’s regular 7:00 p.m. board meeting in the
Selah School District (SSD) of Washington state.
Washington Grabs Power=Dog Bites Man
-
Big surprise: Washington ain’t letting go of its authority to run public
education! That’s the gist of news about Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
and the ...
Where Have All the Democrats Gone? Part I
-
This post is the start of a series. I don't know how many parts it will
eventually be. Guess that depends on how long Democratic elected officials
at the s...
-
*How Can We Stand By? *
*By: Josh Hickey, NY Teacher *
The day after the announcement that I won my first unopposed election for
building representative...
MTA vs. Personalized Learning: “We Can Fight This”
-
This May, the Massachusetts Teacher Association (MTA) broke from national
union leadership by taking a bold stance against “personalized learning”
initiati...
Coop Goes to Europe Part 41 – London
-
It was Friday December 7th and I was in the friendly confines of the
American Express office in London. The place was full of people including
some of my b...
Military Vouchers: Choice Comes to Our Defense
-
Inspired by Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, and her school choice
agenda, Secretary of Defense James "Mad Dog" Mattis has declared that we
are doing ...
Support Room 134!
-
*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...
What TFA Tells The New Recruits About ‘The System’
-
The Teach For America mission statement does not mention the word teacher.
It reads “Our mission is to enlist, develop, and mobilize as many as
possible o...
CPE update and other miscellany
-
Dear Colleagues and friends, On the Central Park East front. The interim
appointed without consulting the school community is a good guy whose
sympathies s...
The Church of Choice
-
There are many reasons why various advocates representing different
constituencies support school choice policies. Some of them argue from a
civil rights ...
The War on Teachers and the End of Public Education
-
We have genuinely reached a tipping point, one where we're struggling to
get young people to go into teaching as professional career (as opposed to
two-yea...
Charlotte!
-
Charlotte Marchant, my friend for 50 years, has been writing a fascinating
and important blog that illuminates an era through an inner-generational
convers...
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 ...
No Clean Hands
-
TweetI’m responsible for the appointment of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of
Education. Are you? By Alicia 18th century political and moral philosopher
Joseph d...
Higher order thinking about HOTS
-
All hail Higher Order Thinking Skills! HOTS (gotta love the acronym)
conjures up images of Einstein, Hawking and Holmes. Who wouldn’t want to be
them? Who ...
The $50,000 ATR Question
-
We've been offered $50,000 to go away and not be to heard from again.
As many know by now, there is a new ATR agreement bestowed upon the
unsuspecting, th...
Charter schools harm students
-
Remediation costs from charter high school “graduates” getting into
college, but not having basic proficiency are astronomical both in terms of
economics...
Career Opportunity!
-
The Coalition for Educational Justice and the Urban Youth Collaborative are
seeking an Education Justice Director. Click below to see the job
description. ...
Bigfoot and Public Education
-
Approximately 35% of Americans believe that President Trump is doing an
acceptable job. The same percentage, though not necessarily the same
people, believ...
Demand … or Be Damned
-
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
-
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…
-
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...
Toolkit webinar now available online!
-
If you were unable to join our May 23rd webinar on how to use the Parent
Toolkit for Student Privacy to protect your child’s sensitive data, don’t
worry! Y...
Don't Like Chris Christie? Blame the Democrats.
-
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...
Let’s Make History
-
Efforts to improve K-12 education over the past 30 years have been a
bipartisan mess. Here’s a description, written by Diane Ravitch, of how we
got into th...
Are Tech & Learning Compatible?
-
I recently read yet another article that questioned the effect of using
technology in education. I believe it stated that there are 3.6 million
educators u...
Chapter One: From Under Trump’s “Landslide”
-
The book can be purchased here. What Is This ‘America’? What is this
“America” David Brooks was talking about when he wrote the following?: When
America is...
Paul Ryan Comes To Harlem
-
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...
-
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...
A Watergate Refresher for 2017
-
*Whether or not you like President Trump or not, even if you’re ambivalent,
I thought a few teachers might be interested in this story of Watergate
which I...
We Opted Out, Now What?
-
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 ...
-
*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...
Anger doesn’t describe it
-
New York State assessments conclude today. Half of my fifth grade students
will have sat through over 9 hours of abusive assessments while the other
half o...
PARCC TEST MEMBERSHIP DOWN TO SIX STATES AND D.C.
-
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...
A Poem in Favor of Humanity
-
2017 – it’s 2017 Who would think that in 2017 I would feel the need to have
you read a poem in favor of humanity? I look out at my students what do I
see? ...
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...
Campbell Brown’s newest nanny state
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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’...
Betsy DeVos’s Institutional Racism Problem
-
As have no doubt heard, the State School Reform Office of the state of
Michigan has released the names of the 38 schools that are slated for
possible closu...
WWJD to Public Schools?
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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. . . .
-
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
-
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
-
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...
Dear White Educators
-
Dear White Educators,
I struggle with you. I struggle with me. I struggle with how, if, and when
to write us this letter. There is no perfect time, no perf...
Random House published my new book SCHOOLS ON TRIAL
-
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?
-
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
-
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
-
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...
All Aboard the Opt Out Bus
-
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...
Time To Say Goodbye
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Campbell Brown's courageous stand to take on teacher tenure protections has
recently come under some fire because her Partnership for Educational
Justic...
