Latest News and Comment from Education
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Toni Morrison on Racism
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Two nights ago I watched the Toni Morrison documentary, *The Pieces I Am*.
In it, there’s an abundance of wonderful insights, but this clip captures
the...
47 minutes ago
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Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Secret Behind
School Boards Buying Technologies
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Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Secret Behind
School Boards Buying Technologies
Too often, neither research findings nor evaluati...
1 hour ago
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WELCOME TO THE SILLY SEASON: A VOTER'S GUIDE TO THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
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WELCOME TO THE SILLY SEASON: A VOTER'S GUIDE TO THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH*Where
Billions Are Spent, Promises Are Made, and Your Wallet Votes for You*
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6 hours ago
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Osage Nation charges former Treasurer Clark Batson for peyote possession
despite exception in law
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[image: peyote possession]Acting Osage Nation Attorney General RhyLee Wynn
filed criminal charges against recently fired Osage Nation Treasurer Clark
Bat...
9 hours ago
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Updates on SEA/SPS Contracts
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I was going to write my own but this write-up from The Bulletin has loads
of good info. Apparently, the talks are going slowly with less than a month
to...
12 hours ago
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Will Clarksville Reduce Funding for Montgomery County Schools?
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WKRN reports that Clarksville’s city government is considering a measure
that would reduce the city’s support of Montgomery County Schools. The City
of Cla...
1 day ago
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ICYMI: Down East Edition (8/2)
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The Board of Directors, CMO, and I are currently operating from the Maine
field office, an annual adventure completre with woods, water, a little
ocean, an...
1 day ago
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ICYMI: Down East Edition (8/2)
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The Board of Directors, CMO, and I are currently operating from the Maine
field office, an annual adventure completre with woods, water, a little
ocean, an...
1 day ago
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James Baldwin Was Born On This Day In In 1924 – Here Are Resources To Learn
About Him & His Writing
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James Baldwin was born on this day one-hundred-and-two years ago. You
might be interested in JAMES BALDWIN WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1924 – HERE
ARE RELATE...
1 day ago
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PRETEND YOU’RE A DEMOCRAT
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No, scratch that. Imagine instead that you’re Chuck Schumer, the Minority
Leader of the United States Senate, a distinguished statesman who has
served in ...
1 day ago
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SHUT DOWN: Robot Teacher Turned Off - For Now
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New York school district hits the pause button on planned deployment of
teaching robot
1 day ago
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How children talk can indicate risk for future mental health problems
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Linguistic models that analyzed the words children used when talking about
stressful events proved better at predicting future mental health problems
t...
1 day ago
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At Substack: “Science of” Advocacy Fails “Science” and Teaching/Learning
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“Science of” Advocacy Fails “Science” and Teaching/Learning
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"Science of" Advocacy Fails "Science" and Teaching/Learning
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"These people are not grifters (at least not all of them), but they are
misguided." John Warner (Substack Note)
1 day ago
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What the Washington Post Gets Wrong About MediKids
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A response to the Washington Post's editorial against covering every child
and the question the Post’s editorial board seems shockingly unconcerned
about: ...
1 day ago
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The Wisconsin Department of Revenue revoked the alcohol license of a local
brewery that is infamous for criticizing President Trump earlier this week
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Kirk Bangstad, the owner of the Minocqua Brewing Company and a liberal
activist, wrote a lengthy Substack post on Sunday, July 26, opposing the
departmen...
2 days ago
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Why Fascists Fear Teachers
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*Why Fascists Fear Teachers *
by Randi Weingarten
President, AFT
*Teachers are under siege not for anything they do wrong, but for what they
do right.*...
2 days ago
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Randi's Weekly Report: 'Student Debt, Special Ed, and a New Membership High'
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Watch now | In my new weekly video, I share why we're shining a light on
higher student loan bills because of the Big Ugly Bill and taking action to
suppor...
2 days ago
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UFT/Unity Abandons Disabled Paras Over TRS Mistake
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The NYC Teachers Retirement System (TRS) contacted over 180 retired paras
and advised them they “made a mistake” when their pension was calculated
some m...
2 days ago
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READY OR NOT, HERE THEY COME
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“She informed me, matter-of-factly, that she was old enough to know the
difference between intriguing and fucked up. ‘You should go for younger
women,’ she...
2 days ago
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The Best Review of “The Odyssey” Published Anywhere
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Greg Olear, author and blogger, saw Christopher Nolan’s film The Odyssey at
a matinee on the first day it was released. His review is informed,
thoughtful,...
2 days ago
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‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families
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‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families
The post ‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families
appeared f...
3 days ago
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Play is a Perfection That is Not Improved by Gilding
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In his classic book *A Sand County Almanac*, Aldo Leopold, the man
sometimes credited as the father of modern wildlife ecology, wrote, "It is
part of wi...
3 days ago
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Trib editorial reveals shocking news about socialists. They're for
socialism.
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What’s surprising about the DSA program story is not the program itself,
but that the Tribune still treats socialism as an exotic import rather than
part o...
3 days ago
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GLP-1 Meds for Kids? Some Info.
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Like many consumers of television and social media, I have been bombarded
with ads for GLP-1s (short for glucagon-like peptide-1). The ads are
everywhere. ...
3 days ago
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Look, It’s Fauci! How They Jingle the Keys to Keep You from the Truth
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Jingle the keys. Make them bright. Make them loud. Keep the public staring
at them while documents disappear from view, casualty numbers climb,
missiles fl...
4 days ago
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America’s Faith in Schooling
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Just see wherever we peer into the first tiny springs of the national life,
how this true panacea for all of the ills of the body politic bubbles
forth—edu...
4 days ago
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Is the Package the Package?
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UFT contract negotiations with the City of New York.
4 days ago
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Is the Package the Package?
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UFT contract negotiations with the City of New York. Odd wording. Real
question. Does the City begin negotiations by (generally) explaining the
total monet...
4 days ago
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Checking out the scene in Madison in the wake of the police killing of
Corey Ruiz
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A capital city and battleground state in the middle of a political and
institutional realignment.
4 days ago
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Ridiculous Headlines about Public Education
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I’ve been writing about education policy and practice for more than 25
years, in my local newspaper (gratis), for an education nonprofit (paid),
for Educat...
4 days ago
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Why do our property tax levies feel out of control?
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Blame the state. HB 920 and underfunding education explain almost all of
the problem.
4 days ago
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Comments on DOE draft proposed class size plan from Class Size Matters and
Education Law Center
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July 29, 2026 Earlier today Class Size Matters and the Education Law Center
sent a letter to Chancellor Samuels as part of the public comment process,
urg...
4 days ago
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Contact your Senators today to oppose proposed federal database tracking
college grads through life!
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A bill called the College Transparency Act is being considered by the
Senate HELP committee. It would overturn the prohibition against the
federal gov...
4 days ago
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Concerts, Cover Reveal, & Christmas in July Sale
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Last week, I had one of those weeks.
4 days ago
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The Best Correspondent’s Dinner Message That Should Not Go Unnoticed!
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…when this is your home, you inherit something remarkable: the protections
in the First Amendment- free religion, free speech, free press, free
assembly,...
5 days ago
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Freedom From Religion Foundation on Charlie Kirk Bills
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Freedom From Religion Foundation discusses Charlie Kirk bills & how the
bills impact public education
The post Freedom From Religion Foundation on Charli...
1 week ago
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Ohio Legislature Ensures that Public School Funding Will Remain Inadequate
and Grossly Inequitable
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There is massive evidence of a public school funding crisis across Ohio.
The Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati public school districts, along with
many ...
1 week ago
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Gifted and Talented Education Issues
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By Thomas Ultican 7/22/2026 In California, we call them GATE (Gifted and
Talented Education) students, other states have their own designations.
Whatever l...
1 week ago
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2026 Ballot Propositions: the Billionaire’s Tax (Prop 40 + 41&42)
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I’ve been asked about my feelings around the Billionaire’s Tax, aka
Proposition 40. It’s a shocker that CTA is against…
The post 2026 Ballot Propositions...
1 week ago
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By One Dishonest Measure
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A loaded question that education reformers like to ponder is: Exactly how
many students in the boroughs of New York City are trapped in failing
schools? In...
1 week ago
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Farm to Summer Celebration Week 2026: Post-Survey
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The California Department of Education (CDE) recognizes SMP operators who
complete the three key elements during the F2Summer Celebration Week: 1)
Taste, 2...
2 weeks ago
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A Proposed 400-Page OMB Rule Could Make It Easier to Defund Children's
Programs Overnight
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Comments on OMB's proposed grants rule close July 13. Here's why First
Focus on Children is urging the Administration to withdraw it.
3 weeks ago
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1776
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“The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and
conduct of this army…. We have, therefore, resolved to conquer...
3 weeks ago
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FLINT TAYLOR—Friday at 6 pm
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https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/20260710
3 weeks ago
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Nosotros, El Pueblo, Venceremos
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Siento gratitud hacia todas las personas que, a lo largo de los siglos,
alzaron sus voces y se organizaron para hacer de este país un lugar mejor.
Ahora es...
4 weeks ago
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Semiquincentennial Blues
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For Gil Scott-Heron
4 weeks ago
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Comparison of Florida’s Major K-12 (Publicly Funded) Education Options
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Still on the campaign trail. Last night, I was at a public forum where,
when asked about “School...
5 weeks ago
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Regarding Trump’s Utter Defeat and Surrender in the Middle East: Iran gets
to charge fees, too!
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Many analysts have explained how the recent MOU between Trump and Iran is a
humiliating and deep failure for the current regimes of both the USA and
Israel...
1 month ago
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Illustrations: Why “Cost” Matters in School Finance Research
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Figure 1 – left panel – compares nominal per pupil spending by U.S. Census
Poverty rates for all school districts nationally. Per pupil spending is
measure...
1 month ago
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Tied Up in Knots
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For the 'reform' wing of the Democratic Party, education is a knotty
business
1 month ago
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Conversation Among Friends: Deborah Meier & Alfie Kohn
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Alifie Kohn jsut sent me this link to a talk we gave at a Coalition of
Essential School conference in 2011.
2 months ago
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May’s Parent Engagement Resources
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San Diego Unified Created a System to ‘Empower’ Parents. It Unraveled is
from The Voice of San Diego. Why Those Disengaged Parents in Your School
Deserve a...
2 months ago
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The Math Was Within Us All Along
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Now that I finished my second book, let me tell you a story that won’t make
it into the manuscript: A few weeks ago, I ...
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The post The Math W...
2 months ago
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Donald Patton Resigns From Christina Board of Education
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The word on the street is Donald Patton resigned from the Christina School
District Board of Education less than two months before his term was set to
expi...
2 months ago
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500-Year-Old Slave Revolt of 1526 Redefines Freedom as US Turns 250
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In 1526 — long before the more renowned dates that anchor the nation’s
story of 1619 and 1776 — enslaved Africans rose up and freed themselves on
the land ...
2 months ago
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Statement on the NYS Comptroller’s audit of NYC’s Privacy and Security of
Student Data
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Statement on the NYS Comptroller’s audit of NYC’s Privacy and Security of
Student Data May 4, 2025 The audit from the State Comptroller’s office
released t...
2 months ago
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Read and Learn from the Past
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I just finished reading “The Boys in the Light” by Nina Willner. This is a
wonderful World War II story of survival, faith, and brotherhood. I highly
recom...
3 months ago
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Reflections on America, the world, and life
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I acknowledge that I rarely post here anymore. Folks should remember that I
am approaching my 80th birthday in less than 9 weeks, I am still teaching
ful...
3 months ago
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We can't afford day care when we have endless wars to fight.
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Trump calls day care one of those "little scams".
3 months ago
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U. S. President called out by UN
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How does the rest of the world see us?
4 months ago
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Peace Treaty: Why Schools Don’t Change (Even When Everyone Knows They
Should)
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People love to say “schools resist change.” It sounds like a personality
flaw—lazy, stubborn, old-fashioned. But schools aren’t hard to change
because educ...
4 months ago
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The Problem with "the Science of Reading"
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The problem with “the science of reading” is that it’s not new.
6 months ago
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Shutting Down The Site
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Ten years ago, I ran for a seat on the LAUSD School Board of Education with
the goal to *Change the LAUSD*.
I am proud of the campaign we ran. We achieve...
7 months ago
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The Company You Keep
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Even though the filing period for the 2026 elections isn't until April,
let's all pay close attention. The candidates lining up to run will tell
you more a...
7 months ago
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Dear NJ Teachers and Their Families: You MUST Not Vote For Jack Ciattarelli
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To all NJ public school staff and their families:
*You must not vote for Jack Ciattarelli. He will do serious, lasting damage
to you personally, and the ...
9 months ago
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Blogoversary #19 — Time to Move on
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Times have changed. I had a nice long run here, but let’s face it, it ended
a while ago. So I’ve moved. I’m not writing much any more, but when I do it
wil...
10 months ago
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McGrath and Kaminsky: Key Names in the School Policy Debate
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The landscape of American school policy is no longer shaped only behind
closed doors. It’s debated in town halls, on social media, and through
public prote...
1 year ago
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"Didn't do *that*," part 1: new Schofield case developments reveal crucial
10th Circuit/Ledger lie
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The record is clear. Jeremy Scott confessed at least 40 times in a 2017
hearing. He never recanted. The Ledger must retract its lie to force Judge
Kevin Ab...
1 year ago
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Achieve 3000 Answers Key (Updated 2023)
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Are you on the hunt for the most recent Achieve 3000 answers for the year
2023? Your search is over! ...
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1 year ago
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Il Papa è Morto
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Francis brought a distinct pastoral outlook to his papacy. A simple man, he
lived in a small apartment in the guesthouse. He sought to make the church
acce...
1 year ago
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Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner
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Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner Birutoto – Situs Slot
Gacor Terpercaya
The post Kemenangan Member Birutoto Main PG Soft Speed Winner...
1 year ago
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Mike Shulman the ARISE UFT Judenrat
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I was surprised to learn that Mike Shulman has aligned himself with ARISE.
I previously supported him, advocating that the Castle Doctrine could have
bee...
1 year ago
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Can Students Expect a Relevant Education to be Delivered by Irrelevant
Educators?
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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...
1 year ago
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The US Department of Education Should not be Eliminated. Still, it must be
reformed.
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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 year ago
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Malcolm & John David Washington Talk NFL, Christopher Nolan & ‘The Piano
Lesson’
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'The Washington brothers built their careers apart—until an irresistible
project drew them together. In The *Piano Lesson*, they tackle a father’s
thorny...
1 year ago
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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 ...
2 years ago
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Did Darryl Willie lie or interfere in the whistleblower investgation? Why
not both?
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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...
2 years ago
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Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than
Ever
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After 9 years of pounding my head against the wall - well, it seems like
the wall is winning.
2 years ago
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Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control
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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...
2 years ago
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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies
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POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the
impact of Florida's new laws
Continue reading
2 years ago
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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...
3 years ago
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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...
3 years ago
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Tennis Memories from a Time When Racism and Anti-Semitism Still Prevailed
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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...
3 years ago
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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...
3 years ago
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Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help.
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[image: Two students walk by a Philadelphia school building.] Aging
infrastructure has been an issue for Philadelphia schools for years. A new
interactive...
4 years ago
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STREET LIFE
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My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a
“colored” into the house.” I believed …
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4 years ago
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Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover
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*“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...
4 years ago
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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...
4 years ago
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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...
4 years ago
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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
...
4 years ago
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I’ve moved.
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I’m on Substack now. You can continue to receive periodic posts for free.
Or you can read every post and comment for $5 a month, $60 a year.
fredklonsky.su...
4 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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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...
4 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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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...
4 years ago
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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...
5 years ago
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Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade
association
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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 ...
5 years ago
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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...
5 years ago
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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...
5 years ago
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New Teacher Evaluation Report Released by the Network for Public Education
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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...
5 years ago
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www.job-applications.com
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https://www.job-applications.com/bed-bath-and-beyond-job-application/
5 years ago
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Teacher Creates National Database Tracking COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools
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Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral,
now hosted on a new NEA website.
5 years ago
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Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit
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On July 10, 2020 we published a post “School District Caught Manipulating
Attendance Records to Get More Money” which incorrectly cited Valley Park
School ...
6 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income
Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids
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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...
6 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin
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All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD
school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.
6 years ago
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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 ...
6 years ago
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Love Grow Your Own (but not without the actual growth part)
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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...
6 years ago
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Another attempted cash grab by the corporate ed crowd in Washington State:
House Bill 2788
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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...
6 years ago
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Some of Our Graduates Don't Even Know How to Tighten a Nut
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Are schools neglecting practical knowledge and skills?
Many of our students are graduating from high school with extremely limited
practical knowledge essen...
6 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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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...
6 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
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What the hell is going on? As a parent, I feel very comfortable using this
exact wording to ask this …
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6 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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Blaming Schools for Student Absences is Like Denouncing Doctors for Disease
by Steven Singer
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Originally posted at:
https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2019/08/25/blaming-schools-for-student-absences-is-like-denouncing-doctors-for-disease/?fbclid=IwAR1LV...
6 years ago
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Jersey journalist roughed up at session sponsored by charter school groups
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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...
6 years ago
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K12 Inc. Data Breach Puts thousands of students at risk
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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...
7 years ago
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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...
7 years ago
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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...
7 years ago
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A Response to NorthJersey.com's Explosive "Cashing in on Charter Schools"
Series
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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...
7 years ago
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This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019
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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...
7 years ago
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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...
7 years ago
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Libraries, books and overcoming the effect of poverty
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*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...
7 years ago
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TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair
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*TSJ's 17th Annual Curriculum Fair*
*** REGISTER HERE ***
*From Puerto Rico to Chicago:*
*Reclaiming and Reimagining Our Communities*
Saturday, November 1...
7 years ago
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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.
7 years ago
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Book Review: The History of Institutional Racism in U.S. Public Schools
(2018, Garn Press) by Susan DuFresne
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I recently had the privilege of reading Dufresne’s powerful illustrated
history of educational and institutional racism in the United States.
Dufresne blen...
8 years ago
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Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of
Students Reveals His Core Function
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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...
8 years ago
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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...
8 years ago
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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...
8 years ago
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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...
8 years ago
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A Teacher’s Tale in the Midst of the Terror in our Schools
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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 ...
8 years ago
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Social Emotional Data. The new Cash Cow in the Corporate Assessment Industry
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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...
8 years ago
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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...
8 years ago
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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...
9 years ago
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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...
9 years ago
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Parents Deserve to Know Who Is Being Appointed to State Board of Ed
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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...
9 years ago
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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 ...
9 years ago
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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...
9 years ago
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CPS Targets Special Education Teacher Sarah Chambers
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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...
9 years ago
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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...
9 years ago
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March is nearly over and I didn't do anything for WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
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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...
9 years ago
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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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9 years ago
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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...
9 years ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of
Humane District Themes
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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...
9 years ago
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What Is To Be Done? Trump, the Election, and the Student Loan Crises
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President-elect Donald Trump delivering acceptance speech in New York, NY
on November 9 (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Ever since now Presi...
9 years ago
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Prison Gerrymandering: Incarceration Weakens Vulnerable Voting Communities
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One person equals one vote: seems simple enough. Unfortunately, that hasn’t
worked out for many Americans throughout history, specifically women and
peop...
9 years ago
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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...
9 years ago
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WTU Headquarters On The Auction Block: Union Prez Liz Davis Doesn't Pay
Property Tax!
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*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...
10 years ago
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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...
10 years ago
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To simply say you have a growth mindset does not mean you actually have one
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By definition, you cannot have a growth mindset when learning is anchored
to standardized tests. Standardized tests are a one …
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10 years ago
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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...
10 years ago
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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...
10 years ago
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A brief appearance in the Black Panther documentary
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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...
10 years ago
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GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat
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*GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat*
*SAVE-THE-DATEMarch 8-10, 2019 • Provincetown, MA*
The GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat in Provincetown is a s...
10 years ago
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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...
11 years ago
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A Call To Action – Tweet For Principal Jamaal Bowman and CASA Middle School
Students
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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...
11 years ago
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Winter-Spring Speaking Schedule for Feminist Teacher, Ileana Jiménez
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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...
11 years ago
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Joanne Barkan: One of my favorite writers on #EdReform…
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I’ve been going through some of my Twitter “favorites” and retweeting them.
I thought I would pass on to you some information about one of my favorite
writ...
11 years ago
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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...
11 years ago
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Pay Teachers Less to Improve School Efficiency - hmmm!
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As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I
regularly visit, I came...
11 years ago
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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...
12 years ago
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The Empowerment Parents Want: The LSC Model for School Reform
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The Empowerment Parents Want: A Real, Effective Voice in our Children’s
Education As corporate efforts to privatize and capitalize on public
education are ...
13 years ago
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Kimberly Olson, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005
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Kimberly D. Olson, Colonel, USAF (retired), is currently the Executive
Director of *Grace After Fire*, an online social support network for women
veteran...
15 years ago
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