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On Tyranny: Lessons for Educators 4 - Reflections on the short yet deep book of Timothy Snyder. Take responsibility for the face of the world. The symbols of today enable the reality of tomorro...1 hour ago
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On Tyranny: Lessons for Educators 4 - Reflections on the short yet deep book of Timothy Snyder. Take responsibility for the face of the world. The symbols of today enable the reality of tomorro...1 hour ago
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The High Cost of Partisan Discource in Education. - “Moments in time when the world is changing bring out the best and the worst in people.” ― Tan Twan Eng Forgive me if I am a little groggy today. We are ...3 hours ago
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THE GENERATION GAP BUBBLE: A TALE OF PENDULUMS, PROGRESS, AND PERSISTENT PARADOXES - *THE GENERATION GAP BUBBLE* *A TALE OF PENDULUMS, PROGRESS, AND PERSISTENT PARADOXES* Ah, the generation gap—a term as old as time itself, or at least as...3 hours ago
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Top Vaccine Official Resigns to Protest RFK Jr.’s “Lies and Misinformation” - Dr. Peter Marks, the leading vaccine expert at the Department of Health and Human Services resigned to protest Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s persistent...4 hours ago
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Leo Schofield prosecutors admit they can't produce any evidence of a "fresh, in-depth review" - Surprise!! These people are so weak and predictable. And they are your law enforcement *leaders* in Polk County. Laugh at their feeble bullshit, while reme...5 hours ago
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Classroom talk plays a key part in the teaching of writing, study shows - The way teachers manage classroom discussion with pupils plays a key role in the teaching of writing, a new study shows. The research shows the import...5 hours ago
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Noem’s choice of watch - When Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem visited El Salvador’s most notorious mega-prison on Wednesday, she sported an eye-catching piece on he...6 hours ago
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A Look Back: Excellent “Preview, View, Review” Guide For Teachers Who Don’t Speak Their Students’ Home Languages - (I’m republishing my best posts from the second half of 2024. You can see the entire list of them here) As regular readers know, I’ve been a longtime a...13 hours ago
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ID: Bulletin from West Ada - West Ada School District--the one that wants to squelch the notion that all students are welcome-- continues to draw plenty of attention and move a whol...1 day ago
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Seattle Schools' Superintendent Search, March 228, 2025 - A story in the Seattle Times this morning seems to say the Board should be considering an interim superintendent and not a permanent superintendent. The...1 day ago
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Vichy on the Hudson: the collapse of Columbia U - https://portside.org/2025-03-27/does-columbia-still-merit-name-university?utm_medium=email&utm_source=portside-snapshot1 day ago
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Directing Our Own Evolution Through Play - Ethologists are zoologists who study the behavior of animals in their natural habitat. They study orcas in the ocean, not Sea World. They study cheetahs...1 day ago
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Elite Cowardly Law Firms Surrender to Trump’s Illegal Orders - The once-prestigious Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom joins other cowardly, traitorous law firms like Paul Weiss that have capitulated to mobster ...1 day ago
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Buy a Laptop for Every U.S. Student? - From time to time, I riffle through my writings looking for those that bring back memories of once fierce battles among educators and taxpayers. Buying lap...1 day ago
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Food Safety Inspections Reminder - Reminds school nutrition program operators of food safety inspection and reporting requirements for school year 2024–25.2 days ago
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Curmudgucation: AI Can't Imagine Future Humanity - Curmudgucation: AI Can't Imagine Future Humanity It's a minor throwaway article, but it is a fine example of how people who aren't paying close attention ...2 days ago
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Trump Says He’ll Fully Return Education to the States: Why That’s a Dangerous Idea - The primary function of the U.S. Department of Education has, since its inception in 1979, been to ensure the promise of education for students across our ...2 days ago
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The response from the School Construction Authority regarding their lax governance policies and non compliant capital plan, and our reply - March 26, 2025 Last Thursday morning, I spoke at the School Construction Authority board meeting, explaining how they have failed to fulfill their legal an...3 days ago
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Reclaiming Education as a Civil Right: My Return to NAACP Leadership - It’s with deep honor—and a sense of full-circle purpose—that I share this news:I’ve returned to civil rights leadership with the national NAACP. I’ll be wo...3 days ago
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March’s Parent Engagement Resources - What does our research say about grades, attendance, test scores, & “on track” metrics for @chipubschools.bsky.social students? How can parents use this in...3 days ago
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Coming to Life: Woodchippers and Community Builders - Maybe it’s 35 years of working in a classroom, but here’s what I think: it’s too bad that there aren’t more teachers in Congress. Teachers generally know h...4 days ago
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73 million retirees, their survivors, the poor and disabled are at grave risk. It is a mistake to mess around with us. - Even AARP is concerned.4 days ago
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Buyer Beware: Marketing Education Often an Incomplete Story - [Header Photo by Merakist on Unsplash] Mainstream media loves a compelling story. And, regretfully, media tends to care very little how accurate or complet...4 days ago
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Buyer Beware: Marketing Education Often an Incomplete Story - [Header Photo by Merakist on Unsplash] Mainstream media loves a compelling story. And, regretfully, media tends to care very little how accurate or complet...4 days ago
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Dismantling Public Education: No Laughing Matter! - Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone… ~Joni Mitchell Many educators and parents found it painful watching Donald...4 days ago
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Standing with Federal Workers? Or backing Trump? - The ABC group shows a dangerous side. “Leaving politics at the door” apparently means not taking on Trump when he denies rights to workers. Focusing on “Br...4 days ago
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Trump's attacks on federal judges reeks of fascism - Next week's Supreme Court election in Wisconsin could decide the future of an independent judiciary.5 days ago
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My comments at the School Construction Board meeting and how you can help - March 22, 2025 On Thursday morning, I spoke at the School Construction Authority board meeting, down in the bowels of Tweed, explaining how they have ...6 days ago
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Trump Cannot Sharpie-kill the Department of Ed, and He Knows It. - President Donald Trump might want to close the US Department of Education, but he cannot do so via executive order, and he knows it. No language in his exe...1 week ago
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Questioning the Mississippi Miracle Again - By Thomas Ultican 3/21/2025 The national assessment of education progress (NAEP) is a biennial effort of the Department of Education. At the end of Februar...1 week ago
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Tarbiyah School Is STILL Stealing Federal Funds - I had hoped the feds would have shut them down by now, but nope. In fact, Dr. Amna Latif, the leader of the Tarbiyah School is finding new and creative way...1 week ago
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Three Pillars for Decimating Public Education - What do we do when our public schools are under attack? A couple of weeks ago, the new Secretary of Education Linda McMahon leveled significant ... Read ...1 week ago
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The Dark Works of Evil - We are watching the dark works of evil creep into the soul of our nation. We need to resist and bring bright light to our neighbors. Now is not the time to...1 week ago
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Building the Resistance - Our fight for democracy is not about left or right, or who you voted for - it's about who gets to live with dignity. Right now, greedy oligarchs think our ...1 week ago
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SHAME -Not only but especially Schumer - Enough Democratic Senators just blew it. Totally. Let me explain why I think that. I am very much aware that this “cave” will cost support, possibly eve...2 weeks ago
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Can Students Expect a Relevant Education to be Delivered by Irrelevant Educators? - As a veteran teacher of forty years in the classroom, let me be clear, teachers are not completely at fault for becoming irrelevant in their profession. It...2 weeks ago
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What’s YOUR ‘Side Hustle’? - While the term “Side Hustle” has kind of a sneaky quality, it’s actually an honorable term, basically a second source of income. Here in the USA, about 39...2 weeks ago
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Presentation to the Data Privacy Working Group on the problems with DOE’s proposed privacy regs as well as their overall privacy policies and practices - March 5, 2025 Today, the Data Privacy Working Group met for the first time, appointed by Chancellor Ramos to strengthen the weaknesses in proposed revision...3 weeks ago
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Critics worry for disability rights amid Trump’s Department of Education shutdown proposal - Carol Burris is the Executive Director of the network for public education. She thinks dismantling the program is a mistake. The post Critics worry for d...3 weeks ago
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From the Plantation to the Present: Help Us Complete our Family Film, “Where I Got My Name” - As Black History Month comes to a close, I’m reaching out with an opportunity to not only reflect on history but to actively support its preservation. My f...4 weeks ago
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Are we all on the same team? - Copied from Quora; I didn’t write any of this… As an American I ask my fellow Americans, why can’t you realize at the end of the day we are all on the same...4 weeks ago
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Possible Conflict of Interest for Paul Egan? - 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...5 weeks ago
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AI and the Transformation of Learning: My Recent Articles Available Online - AI has become perhaps the most talked about topic in education (actually every field), causing much fear and hope. I have published three articles on this ...1 month ago
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The US Department of Education Should not be Eliminated. Still, it must be reformed. - If you don’t have an attention span that lasts long enough to learn what I’m teaching in this post, start with the conclusion first. Then if you want to re...1 month ago
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Who is the new CEO of Teach For America? - 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...2 months ago
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Site Index - Updated December 31, 2024 - 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 ...2 months ago
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Malcolm & John David Washington Talk NFL, Christopher Nolan & ‘The Piano Lesson’ - 'The Washington brothers built their careers apart—until an irresistible project drew them together. In The *Piano Lesson*, they tackle a father’s thorny...3 months ago
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Defining Productivity, Cost, and Efficiency - 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...4 months ago
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“I’m Done With Him; He’s A Douchebag” …And Other Tales From Distant Doors And Stoops - The Democratic Party has been joining with thousands of allied groups working feverishly to hold off TFG’s fever-dream. I’ve long… The post “I’m Done Wit...4 months ago
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Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary - 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...6 months ago
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Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased - This caught my attention: New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...7 months ago
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AIN’T IT AWFUL - 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 ...8 months ago
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Did Darryl Willie lie or interfere in the whistleblower investgation? Why not both? - Willie said below to Action News Jax [image: image.png] It's troubling for quite a few reasons. First he is saying the board knew about the complaint an...9 months ago
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What Country Has The Longest School Day? A Comprehensive Guide - In today’s fast-paced world, education plays a crucial role in shaping the future of individuals and nations...11 months ago
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Book Review: “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire” - By Anthony Cody What impact has Bill Gates had on the world since he launched the most wealthy tax-exempt foundation in the world? We finally have a book t...1 year ago
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Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than Ever - After 9 years of pounding my head against the wall - well, it seems like the wall is winning.1 year ago
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Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control - From time to time the legislature passes a bill with a sunset provision, unless the law is reauthorized by a specific date the law reverts to the law it re...1 year ago
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY (2024 Updated) - 20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY 1. Pace University Rating: (4.2 ) Address: One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038... The post 20 Best Mph Programs In...1 year ago
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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies - POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the impact of Florida's new laws Continue reading1 year ago
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Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why: - 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...1 year ago
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Metaphors in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech - In this article, we will explore the powerful use of metaphors in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ... Read more1 year ago
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force - 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...2 years ago
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Tennis Memories from a Time When Racism and Anti-Semitism Still Prevailed - I learned tennis at a public park in Brooklyn- Lincoln Terrace- where the teaching pro was a mailman named Phil Rubell. Almost all the kids who took lesson...2 years ago
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There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not. - 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...2 years ago
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Reason #1 to pick Dr. Grace over Mr. Walters: The future we’ve already seen - In 2014, Oklahoma voters corrected the mistake we made in 2010. In 2022, let’s not make the mistake in the first place. Elect Dr. April Grace instead. She ...2 years ago
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Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help. - [image: Two students walk by a Philadelphia school building.] Aging infrastructure has been an issue for Philadelphia schools for years. A new interactive...2 years ago
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STREET LIFE - My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a “colored” into the house.” I believed … Continue reading →2 years ago
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Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover - *“Green Dot came and made it into more of a jail.” — Chris* My history of opposing the Green Dot Charter School Corporation back when I was an activist i...3 years ago
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Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane - 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...3 years ago
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Have You Heard Has a New Website - 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...3 years ago
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Follow me at Substack - 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 ...3 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights - The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win...3 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights - The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined to win...3 years ago
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College - [image: colorful classroom pattern] *; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images* Cory Turner | NPR New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...3 years ago
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Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade association - Original post at Robert’s page on Medium. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, I got my second big win in court against a charter school corporation. It was also a ...3 years ago
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Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala - Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca artikel ini a...4 years ago
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CEJ’s Virtual Mayoral Candidate Forum; Racial Justice in Public Schools - On Thursday, February 18th, over 1,000 students, parents, educators, community members, and activists alike, joined CEJ to hear the mayoral candidates’ vis...4 years ago
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The Threat of Integration - 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...4 years ago
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New Teacher Evaluation Report Released by the Network for Public Education - A new report on current teacher evaluation systems throughout the US was just released by the Network for Public Education. The report is titled, “Teachers...4 years ago
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www.job-applications.com - https://www.job-applications.com/bed-bath-and-beyond-job-application/4 years ago
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Teacher Creates National Database Tracking COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools - Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral, now hosted on a new NEA website.4 years ago
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Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit - On July 10, 2020 we published a post “School District Caught Manipulating Attendance Records to Get More Money” which incorrectly cited Valley Park School ...4 years ago
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We fight for a democracy worthy of us all! - 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...4 years ago
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Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids - Low-income Seattle students began to pick up bagged lunches in March after their school closed. Karen Ducey/Getty Images Derek W. Black, University of Sout...4 years ago
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The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69 - 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...4 years ago
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Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin - All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.5 years ago
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The Fight For Our Children - *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 ...5 years ago
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Love Grow Your Own (but not without the actual growth part) - The Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, recently announced a grow-your-own type of program for teachers. According to this piece: On Monday, Governor Ral...5 years ago
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Another attempted cash grab by the corporate ed crowd in Washington State: House Bill 2788 - The League of Women Voters has opposed charter schools because they don’t have boards elected by the voters but instead the corporation running the schools...5 years ago
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Some of Our Graduates Don't Even Know How to Tighten a Nut - Are schools neglecting practical knowledge and skills? Many of our students are graduating from high school with extremely limited practical knowledge essen...5 years ago
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Read to Self: Just a Kid and a Book. - 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...5 years ago
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Keeping Progressive Schools Alive - 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...5 years ago
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Reminiscences - 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...5 years ago
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Just Asking for some Teachers I know. - Recently Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers stated, We must … recognize that part of supporting our kids in the classroom means supporting the educators who t...5 years ago
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Charging a terrified 10-year-old girl as a criminal is a very bad look for state attorney Dennis Ward - What the hell is going on? As a parent, I feel very comfortable using this exact wording to ask this … Continue reading →5 years ago
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Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online - Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah perta...5 years ago
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Blaming Schools for Student Absences is Like Denouncing Doctors for Disease by Steven Singer - Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2019/08/25/blaming-schools-for-student-absences-is-like-denouncing-doctors-for-disease/?fbclid=IwAR1LV...5 years ago
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Jersey journalist roughed up at session sponsored by charter school groups - The sponsors of an event that doesn’t like journalists An independent New Jersey journalist was roughed up, his video camera was seized, and he was ejected...5 years ago
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K12 Inc. Data Breach Puts thousands of students at risk - It's hard to believe school districts are still contracting with this horrible company. K12 Inc. is the largest for-profit online alternative to actual pub...5 years ago
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A Critique of Standards-Based Grading - 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...5 years ago
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My First and Last Visit to Hudson Yards - 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...5 years ago
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Reduced time for testing? Not so fast. - 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...5 years ago
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A Response to NorthJersey.com's Explosive "Cashing in on Charter Schools" Series - From NorthJersey.com's Cashing in on Charter Schools series Please note: THIS is what journalism looks like. For the better part of a *DECADE* I have wa...6 years ago
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This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019 - Coalition for Education Justice to Release Report on CRE Eighty-five percent of public school students in New York City are Black, Latinx, or Asian and y...6 years ago
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The World According to Michelle Rhee - 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...6 years ago
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Libraries, books and overcoming the effect of poverty - *Published in the New York Times, September 20, 2018* *To the Editor:* *Re “Why libraries still matter.” [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/opinion/sund...6 years ago
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TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair - *TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair* *** REGISTER HERE *** *From Puerto Rico to Chicago:* *Reclaiming and Reimagining Our Communities* Saturday, November 1...6 years ago
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Whose Opinions Matter in Education World? - It's hard to identify education heroes and sheroes. And perhaps even harder to pinpoint just whose work is slanted, paid-for and dishonest.6 years ago
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Blockchain: Life on the Ledger - 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...6 years ago
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Book Review: The History of Institutional Racism in U.S. Public Schools (2018, Garn Press) by Susan DuFresne - I recently had the privilege of reading Dufresne’s powerful illustrated history of educational and institutional racism in the United States. Dufresne blen...6 years ago
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Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of Students Reveals His Core Function - Rahm Emanuel’s response to the Chicago Tribune investigation that found CPS failed to protect hundreds of students from sexual abuse is cowardly. It is co...6 years ago
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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...6 years ago
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Lesson Plan: Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry - 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...6 years ago
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The Apotheosis of Betsy DeVos - 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...7 years ago
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A Teacher’s Tale in the Midst of the Terror in our Schools - Students’ active-shooter plan for teacher in wheelchair: ‘We will carry you’ Reprinted from Allison Slater Tate Feb. 21, 2018 at 4:58 PM Like teachers all ...7 years ago
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Social Emotional Data. The new Cash Cow in the Corporate Assessment Industry - Recently I was asked to allow my son to participate in a survey at school. The "opt in" survey form specifically stated, "the questions on the survey rela...7 years ago
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Education Is a Civic Question - 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...7 years ago
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Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary - 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...7 years ago
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Should We Be Grateful? - 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...7 years ago
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Parents Deserve to Know Who Is Being Appointed to State Board of Ed - I spent a rather surreal day at NJ Senate's Judiciary Committee meeting yesterday. This Committee, headed by Democrat Nick Scaturi, is responsible for a...7 years ago
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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 ...7 years ago
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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...7 years ago
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CPS Targets Special Education Teacher Sarah Chambers - Here are the remarks from an action we did today at River Point Plaza, a new development that used over $30 million in TIF funds. CPS claims we are broke...7 years ago
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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...7 years ago
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March is nearly over and I didn't do anything for WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - I was inspired when I saw this meme I guess it can be called of WOMEN IN STEM and "IT'S OKAY TO BE SMART" And I began thinking about how the only subjec...7 years ago
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REPORT: States With the Best and Worst Schools - 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 ...8 years ago
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Test Refusal = People Power - 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...8 years ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of Humane District Themes - It has been a tumultuous few years in the South Brunswick community, specifically the South Brunswick School District. All you have to do is google the dis...8 years ago
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What Is To Be Done? Trump, the Election, and the Student Loan Crises - President-elect Donald Trump delivering acceptance speech in New York, NY on November 9 (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Ever since now Presi...8 years ago
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Prison Gerrymandering: Incarceration Weakens Vulnerable Voting Communities - One person equals one vote: seems simple enough. Unfortunately, that hasn’t worked out for many Americans throughout history, specifically women and peop...8 years ago
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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...8 years ago
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WTU Headquarters On The Auction Block: Union Prez Liz Davis Doesn't Pay Property Tax! - *June 30th is the last official day of WTU Prez Davis' constitutional term. Malcolm Barnes explores this unfortunate scandal in the article below. What r...8 years ago
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AB 934: A LEGISLATIVE FIX FOR VERGARA? - 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...8 years ago
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To simply say you have a growth mindset does not mean you actually have one - By definition, you cannot have a growth mindset when learning is anchored to standardized tests. Standardized tests are a one … Continue reading →8 years ago
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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...8 years ago
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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...9 years ago
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A brief appearance in the Black Panther documentary - 1969 press conference: From left: Fred Hampton and Bobby Rush (Black Panthers); Cha Cha Jiminez (Young Lords Organization); Mike Klonsky (SDS) I have a s...9 years ago
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GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat - *GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat* *SAVE-THE-DATEMarch 8-10, 2019 • Provincetown, MA* The GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat in Provincetown is a s...9 years ago
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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...9 years ago
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A Call To Action – Tweet For Principal Jamaal Bowman and CASA Middle School Students - Originally posted on Poetic Justice: First – please watch this amazing video produced by the students and staff at CASA Middle School in the Bronx. It is b...9 years ago
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Winter-Spring Speaking Schedule for Feminist Teacher, Ileana Jiménez - I’m excited to announce my speaking schedule for the remainder of the winter, spring, and early summer of 2015 (jump to the end for a full list). Last year...10 years ago
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Friday, August 30, 2024
THE TRUMP SHOW - A WILD WEST OF MISOGYNY AND CONSPIRACY THEORIES UNLEASHED
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
TRUMP COVERS PEACHES & HERB: RE-INDICTED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD
TRUMP COVERS PEACHES & HERB:
RE-INDICTED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted again in a federal election interference case, with a grand jury issuing a new set of charges. This parody song captures the humor in the situation:
I was a fool to ever leave the White House
Me minus power is such a lonely grouse
The impeachment we had has made me lonesome and sad
I realize I love politics 'cause I want it bad, hey, hey
I spent the evening watching TV shows
Regret the moment that I let the polls close
Our quarrel was such a way of learnin' so much
I know now that I love campaigning 'cause I need your touch, hey, hey
Re-indicted, and it feels so good
Re-indicted 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, justice, this one is it
I'm so excited 'cause I'm re-indicted, hey, hey
I sat here starin' at the same old tweets
Came back to life just when I got your subpoenas
I wished I could climb right through the legal line
And give you what you want so you will still be mine, hey, hey
I can't go cheatin', honey, I can't play
I found it very hard to stay away
As we reminisce on court moments like this
I'm glad we're back together 'cause I missed your trials, hey, hey
Re-indicted, and it feels so good
Re-indicted 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, justice, this one is it
I'm so excited 'cause I'm re-indicted, hey, hey
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Justice
Lawyer, lawyer, this is solid case
And you're exactly what I'm dreamin' of
All through the day
And all through the night
I'll give you all the evidence I have with all my might, hey, hey
Re-indicted, and it feels so good
Re-indicted 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, justice, this one is it
I'm so excited 'cause I'm re-indicted, hey, hey
The revised indictment against Donald Trump is the last thing he needs right now | Lloyd Green | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/28/donald-trump-new-indictment-election-polls
The worst part of Trump’s reaction to new, superseding indictment https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/worst-part-trumps-reaction-new-superseding-indictment-rcna168587
Trump special counsel files new election interference indictment https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdpq4en1vvo
Monday, August 19, 2024
TRUMP COVERS "I FEEL PETTY" FROM WEST SIDE STORY AFTER PROCLAIMING HIMSELF BETTER LOOKING THAN KAMALA
TRUMP COVERS "I FEEL PRETTY" FROM WEST SIDE STORY AFTER PROCLAIMING HIMSELF BETTER LOOKING THAN KAMALA
Once upon a time in the land of politics, there was a man named Old Donold
Trump who had a penchant for making bold statements. After claiming that he
was better looking than Kamala Harris, he decided to cover a classic song
from West Side Story, "I Feel Pretty," to express his newfound confidence.
Here's how the parody went down:
I feel pretty
Oh, so pretty
I feel pretty, and witty, and bright
And I pity
Any girl who isn't me tonight
Old Donold Trump strutted around the stage, his hair perfectly coiffed and
a smug grin on his face. He twirled and pranced, feeling like the belle of
the ball as he sang his heart out.
I feel charming
Oh, so charming
It's alarming how charming I feel
And so pretty
That I hardly can believe I'm real
The audience couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of Old Donold Trump
attempting to be charming. His attempts at grace and elegance were more
comical than convincing, but he seemed blissfully unaware.
See the pretty girl in that mirror there?
Who can that attractive girl be?
Such a pretty face
Such a pretty dress
Such a pretty smile
Such a pretty me!
Old Donold Trump gazed at himself in an imaginary mirror, striking poses
and blowing kisses to his reflection. The crowd erupted into laughter,
thoroughly entertained by his delusions of grandeur.
I feel stunning
And entrancing
Feel like running and dancing for joy
For I'm loved
By a pretty wonderful boy!
As Old Donold Trump pranced around the stage, he couldn't help but imagine
himself as the object of adoration for all. In his mind, he was the epitome
of charm and allure, a vision of loveliness that no one could resist.
Have you met my good friend, Maria?
The craziest girl on the block
You'll know her the minute you see her
She's the one who is in an advanced
State of shock
Old Donold Trump paused for dramatic effect, pointing to an imaginary
figure in the crowd. The audience played along, pretending to spot this
"Maria" who was supposedly in a state of shock.
She thinks she's in love
She thinks she's in Spain
She isn't in love
She's merely insane
The crowd erupted into laughter as Old Donold Trump painted a vivid picture
of Maria's delusions. His exaggerated gestures and animated expressions
added to the comedic effect, leaving everyone in stitches.
It must be the heat
Or some rare disease
Or too much to eat
Or maybe it's fleas
Old Donold Trump continued to weave a tale of Maria's supposed afflictions,
each more absurd than the last. The audience was thoroughly entertained by
his over-the-top storytelling and infectious energy.
Keep away from her
Send for Chino!
This is not the Maria we know!
Modest and pure
Polite and refined
Well-bred and mature
And out of her mind!
Old Donold Trump's performance reached its peak as he dramatically called
for Chino to intervene. His exaggerated theatrics and larger-than-life
persona had everyone in stitches, thoroughly entertained by his
antics.
Miss America, a speech, a speech, que hable
I feel pretty
Oh, so pretty
That the city should give me its key
A committee
Should be organized to honor me
Old Donold Trump basked in the imaginary adulation of the crowd, reveling
in his own imagined glory. His larger-than-life personality and shameless
self-promotion had everyone laughing and shaking their heads in
amusement.
I feel dizzy
I feel sunny
I feel fizzy, and funny, and fine
And so pretty
Miss America can just resign!
As Old Donold Trump reached the climax of his performance, he couldn't help
but revel in his own imagined splendor. His larger-than-life personality and
shameless self-promotion had everyone laughing and shaking their heads in
amusement.
The parody of "I Feel Pretty" from West Side Story had been transformed
into a hilarious spectacle by Old Donold Trump. His exaggerated theatrics
and larger-than-life persona had turned a classic song into a side-splitting
comedy act. Love him or loathe him, there was no denying that Old Donold
Trump knew how to entertain a crowd with his outlandish antics and shameless
self-promotion. And as the curtains closed on his performance, the audience
erupted into thunderous applause, thoroughly entertained by the
larger-than-life character that was Old Donold Trump A Real A Hole.
‘I’m better looking than Kamala’: why Donald Trump is so rattled by his rival’s Time magazine cover | Kamala Harris | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/19/i-am-better-looking-than-kamala-why-donald-trump-is-so-rattled-by-his-rival-time-magazine-cover
“I’m a Better Looking Person Than Kamala”: Donald Trump’s Off-Script Moments Are Getting More and More Unhinged | Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/donald-trump-kamala-harris-sophia-loren