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...
Congressional Democrats: WATCH AND LISTEN!
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I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is
the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s
t...
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...
Harbinger
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In 1923 Adolf Hitler incited an insurrection against the German government.
He was tried, given a slap on the wrist, and became a convicted felon.
Des...
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...
CURMUDGUCATION: Education44: Obama USED Parting Shot : Education44: Obama USED Parting Shot March continues to come in like a lion who really wants to create a blog about his experiences over the past five or eight years. We have looked at FutureEd and The Line , two new websites that are make sure we can all still get to hear the voices of a bunch of ed reform types who wouldn't shut up for the
The Elephant In The Room: The Process of Little Things | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing : The Elephant In The Room: The Process of Little Things Education, like life, is not about the macro or the big things. Like life, it is all about “the little things strung together.” It’s a lot like the quote that asserts, “There are no extraordinary people, there are only ordinary people in extraordinar
STOP DeVos in Los Angeles: Re-Elect Zimmer Next Tuesday - LA Progressive : STOP DeVos in Los Angeles: Re-Elect Zimmer Next Tuesday O n Tuesday, March 7th, Los Angeles voters can say NO to Trump’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos by casting their ballots to re-elect LAUSD President Steve Zimmer of District 4, a swath of land that stretches from Westchester’s jet stream and Venice’s beach boardwalk
Badass Teachers Association: From the Mothers (Fathers, Husbands, Wives) of Teachers by Tara May Crawford : From the Mothers (Fathers, Husbands, Wives) of Teachers by Tara May Crawford When you are the mother of a teacher you will get to listen to people criticize public school teachers without a second thought. They will demonize them as lazy leeches who teach for the money and not because they
BHM Part 4 - From Slavery to Reconstruction Elites to Jim Crow : BHM Part 4 - From Slavery to Reconstruction Elites to Jim Crow Please join Internet radio host Dr. James Avington Miller Jr. for the final show in our series for Black History Month. The series has been exploring the 400 year struggle for freedom, justice, and equality affecting African Americans, and how these struggles have contri
Schools of LAst Resort – Have You Heard : Schools of LAst Resort The Network for Public Education Action is proud to endorse two candidates for the Los Angeles Board of Education District 2 primary election—Lisa Alva and Carl Petersen. Although it is very unusual for us to endorse two for the same position, both are well qualified and are committed to the ideals of NPE Action. The third candidate
Immigrant students tweet to Trump: This is how our families help make America great - The Washington Post : Immigrant students tweet to Trump: This is how our families help make America great Bruce Randolph School is a public school in Denver with this mission: “to graduate 100 percent of seniors prepared to succeed without remediation in a four-year college or university.” With more than 850 stu
CURMUDGUCATION : Catch up with CURMUDGUCATION The Line: Yet Another Not New Voice 1 by Peter Greene / 2h Apparently we are in the season of website launches. An outfit called FutureEd has entered the thinky tank and website world with a spirited return to the ed reform greatest hits of yesteryear . Refugees of the Obama education department have launched a website that is... I don't know. Cementi
Jeremy Scahill proves that Betsy DeVos is a corrupt Christian supremacist - YouTube : Jeremy Scahill proves that Betsy DeVos is a corrupt Christian supremacist Jeremy Scahill proves that Betsy DeVos is a corrupt Christian supremacist - YouTube :
What You Should Know About “Pay for Success” as Testing Season Approaches – Wrench in the Gears : What You Should Know About “Pay for Success” as Testing Season Approaches From this week’s newsfeed: Chicago schools may end classes three weeks early due to lack of funding. Several dozen Detroit schools close temporarily due to a “boil water” advisory. Some Boston schools anticipate 20%+ cuts to al
CURMUDGUCATION: The Line: Yet Another Not New Voice : The Line: Yet Another Not New Voice Apparently we are in the season of website launches. An outfit called FutureEd has entered the thinky tank and website world with a spirited return to the ed reform greatest hits of yesteryear . Refugees of the Obama education department have launched a website that is... I don't know. Cementing their legacy
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all : DFER Launches Phony Phone Campaign in DC to Promote Common Core and High-Stakes Testing The hedge-fund manager group called Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) is conducting an aggressive telephone campaign in D.C. to promote the Common Core and high-stakes standardized testing. The rhetoric is deceptive, as usual. Jeffrey Ande
David Berliner on The Purported Failure of America’s Schools | VAMboozled! : David Berliner on The Purported Failure of America’s Schools My primary mentor, David Berliner (Regents Professor at Arizona State University (ASU)) wrote, yesterday, a blog post for the Equity Alliance Blog (also at ASU) on “The Purported Failure of America’s Schools, and Ways to Make Them Better” (click here to access
Why Teachers Should Almost Always Be Calm - Teacher Habits : Why Teachers Should Almost Always Be Calm Like most Americans, I associate success with passion and intensity. The Detroit Pistons of my youth would have never won back-to-back championships without the intensity of Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer. Indiana basketball would have never been Indiana basketball without the passion of coach B
'Scared straight' response: Teachers don't use fear in drug, alcohol lessons (Opinion) | OregonLive.com : 'Scared straight' response: Teachers don't use fear in drug, alcohol lessons Gaye Chapman I am a health educator at Cleveland High School, where Griffin Jourda goes to school ("' Scared straight' teaching approach doesn't help students in real-life drug, alcohol situations ," Feb. 24). I want
Keeping retirement weird. Crossed wires. | Fred Klonsky : Keeping retirement weird. Crossed wires. Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism! 3:35 AM - 4 Mar 2017 31,652 31,652 Retweets 77,543 77,543 likes The question remains. Is he crazy? Or crazy like a fox? The Preside
Campus Backlash After Leaders of Black Colleges Meet With Trump - The New York Times : Campus Backlash After Leaders of Black Colleges Meet With Trump WASHINGTON — It was a scalding message, painted on a university campus sidewalk this week: “Welcome to the Trump plantation. Overseer: Wayne A. I. Frederick.” What made the message more jarring still was that Dr. Frederick is the black president of
Deportation inc | Deportation inc : Deportation inc HOME MARVIN’S LABYRINTH WHEN TRUMP TWEETS THE VIRTUAL BORDER RETURNS AND BECOMES PART OF THE GAME THE TWO FACES OF FAIR Conservative journalist Ann Coulter enjoyed each and every word she used to describe the satisfaction she would derive from watching undocumented people running along the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the threat of a drone
Teachers, Parents Struggle To Comfort Children Of Color Fearful Of Targeted Raids : Code Switch : NPR : Teachers, Parents Struggle To Comfort Children Of Color Fearful Of Targeted Raids In early December, Joann Lee and her family were crossing the street in front of The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. A white van was stopped at the light. Out of nowhere, Lee says, the driver of the van, a white
Betsy DeVos and Donald Trump made news on school vouchers, charter schools and race this week. : NPR Ed : NPR : Betsy DeVos' 'School Choice' Controversy; Historically Black Colleges And More It was another big week for national education news. Here's our take on the top stories of the week. Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump meet with HBCU leaders The Education Secretary seems to be racking up controversi
Election heavy hitter Riordan weighs in: more charter schools and more tents for homeless - LA Times : Ethics violator Riordan weighs in: Lanches a Smear Campaign Against Steve Zimmer Former LA Mayor Richard Riordan fined $11,250 for ethics violation - http://www.dailynews.com/government-and-politics/20160621/former-la-mayor-richard-riordan-fined-11250-for-ethics-violation Former Los Angeles Mayo
An hour with Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis. Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers: The downloadable podcast. | Fred Klonsky : An hour with Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis. Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers: The downloadable podcast. Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers #5 This morning we spent an hour with Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis on episode
Who knew it could be so complicated?: DeVos edition | Eclectablog : Who knew it could be so complicated?: DeVos edition Donald Trump, in a moment of rich irony, appears to have been caught just a bit off guard with just how complex the American health care system really was last week. “Now, I have to tell you, it’s an unbelievably complex subject,” he added. “Nobody knew health care could be so c
The Testing of States’ Blaine Amendments– No Public Funding of Religious Schools | deutsch29 : The Testing of States’ Blaine Amendments– No Public Funding of Religious Schools Given that President Trump and US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos are poised to offer states financial incentives for instituting/expanding school vouchers, the issue becomes whether state constitutions allow public mone
Badass Teachers Association: Allowing Guns in Schools is a Bad Idea by Steven Singer : Allowing Guns in Schools is a Bad Idea by Steven Singer Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/03/allowing-guns-in-schools-is-a-bad-idea/ Guns were not allowed at Donald Trump’s inauguration . They were not allowed at his speech to the National Rifle Association (NRA). Nor were
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 3/3/17 Featured Post Stanford Researcher Presents the Evidence Against Trump-DeVos Voucher Plans | janresseger Growth/Achievement vs Left/Right – Educate Louisiana by mike
