Latest News and Comment from Education
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MCN roundup: Whitecloud wants AG DQ’d; ballot questions set, but Freedmen
seek election injunction
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[image: Muscogee Freedmen election]Muscogee Nation courts have a busy month
ahead of them as the criminal case against Rep. Robyn Whitecloud continues
in...
6 hours ago
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SPI Thurmond Meets with CSDF Student and Mother
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California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond meets
with Joseph Londono Rodriguez and mother; child signs “I want to go back to
school”.
8 hours ago
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Birthright Citizenship: Every Baby Born Here Is One of Us
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First Focus on Children filed an amicus brief in Trump v. Barbara. Here's
what we told the Supreme Court.
13 hours ago
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Curmudgucation: MO: A New School Surveillance Idea
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Curmudgucation: MO: A New School Surveillance Idea
Missouri is going to start watching school wastewater for drugs.
Wastewater monitoring is not an entire...
18 hours ago
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Trump may be looking for an exit ramp. Implies he was misled and
manipulated into another Mideast war.
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The U.S./Israel war on Iran and the ongoing war in Ukraine are not isolated
regional conflicts but rather the accelerants in a confrontation that
already c...
18 hours ago
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Netflix Chief Ready To Help DFER Fix Education
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Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) is delighted to announce that Reed
Hastings, co-founder of Netflix, has joined their board, “bringing a
disruptor’s l...
18 hours ago
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Netflix Chief Ready To Help DFER Fix Education
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Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) is delighted to announce that Reed
Hastings, co-founder of Netflix, has joined their board, "bringing a
disruptor's...
20 hours ago
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In Praise of Distraction
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I took a book outside, setting up in a shaded chaise lounger with a cup of
coffee. The sun was out. It was going to get hot, but would be pleasant for
a...
20 hours 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...
20 hours ago
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Voucher Reform in Arizona?
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Nope, not happening this year . . .
21 hours ago
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Orange: Teaching Reading not Simply Black-and-White
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"What avail is it to win prescribed amounts of information..., to win
ability to read and write, if in the process the individual loses his own
soul." John...
22 hours ago
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Hate Definitely Has a Home Here
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Who can help our kids to see beyond hate?
1 day ago
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Create Domestic Terrorism _ Like the NAZIs did
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Timothy Snyder
Worse, we stand at the brink of a water war that could threaten the lives
of tens of millions of people. The region lacks fresh water and ...
1 day ago
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Mulgrew Holds Court at the Delegate Assembly
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Michael Mulgrew says whatever he wants, as long as he wants, and responds
to a planted question designed to give him even more time to pontificate.
1 day ago
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The Poisoning of ASCD Is Part of the Tech Bros’ K-12 Takeover Plans
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Parents who have put limits on screen time at home for children are finding
their kids coming home singing jingles of product ads they’ve seen on
Youtube...
1 day ago
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The Science of POOR Kindergarten Reading Instruction
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The push to have kindergarteners read through standardized drilling of
sounds is one of the main reasons I distrust the Science of Reading. It’s
hard to ...
1 day ago
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How Did This Happen???
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The backlash against edtech and a curious case of collective amnesia
1 day ago
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Hate Definitely Has a Home Here
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If there’s one question on the minds of my friend group these days—old
friends, fellow teachers, new acquaintances, anyone paying attention—it’s
this: How ...
1 day ago
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This and That, March 10, 2026
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*Update* via the Kent Reporter, fantastic news:
A bill guaranteeing full‑ride college tuition for all foster youth and
students who experienced homelessn...
2 days ago
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How would you spent $10 Million?: I’d Spend it to Sustain Our Democracy
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Did you ever play the if I win the lottery game? When I was young, Saturday
nights often ended with a long drive home from my grandmother’s house. The
sky ...
2 days ago
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"Mission accomplished"
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Trump's echo from another imperialist war.
2 days ago
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If You Saw “Oppenheimer”
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That’s a really dumb headline. Why ‘IF’? Just about everybody went to see
the blockbuster that won the “Best Picture” Oscar. After all, “Oppenheimer”
tells...
3 days ago
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The AI Education Grift
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By Thomas Ultican 3/9/2026 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a billionaire
driven con job. In the early 20th century, eugenicists claimed they could
improve ...
3 days ago
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Teacher grading violations and subsequent student cheating
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This study looks at how teachers' rule violations in grading affect
students' ethical behavior. Using administrative data from high-stakes
exams, combini...
3 days ago
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UNDER the TREE: a seminar on freedom
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Episode #149: Iran On My Mind with Sepehr Vakil
4 days ago
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Adults Are Arguing. The Students Are Already Moving On.
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“I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this
perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as
they re...
6 days ago
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Florida Once Rewarded Academic Success. Now It Prorates It.
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After parents and students pushed back against proposed cuts to academic
acceleration funding last year, Florida lawmakers promised...
1 week ago
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Ed Tech Digest
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Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog
of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post
where...
1 week ago
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Federal Voucher Program Myths
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The Department of Education released a fact sheet about the federal voucher
program in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill. It makes big claims about
expand...
2 weeks ago
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The Scat Report: Navy's largest warship sails into a shit storm in the
Persian Gulf.
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Weekend Quotables: There's poop in the Potomac and trench warfare at sea.
2 weeks ago
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What does 62 get you?
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It’s my uncle’s 70th coming up. That’s a big deal. He is my mother and
aunt’s baby brother. 70. But he’s agonizing – his business is turning 43.
He’s think...
3 weeks ago
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The Curriculum of Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl Halftime Show
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“¿Esto lo que tu queria?” The scene with Bad Bunny in the Spike
Lee-inspired Double Dolly shot was the wink to the audience that pulled ...
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Th...
3 weeks ago
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The Curriculum of Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl Halftime Show
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“¿Esto lo que tu queria?” The scene with Bad Bunny in the Spike
Lee-inspired Double Dolly shot was the wink to the audience that pulled ...
Read More
Th...
3 weeks ago
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Affordability Crisis Deniers Must Be Challenged by Workers’ Power
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A nation that can feed its billionaires but not its children has an
economic system built to protect cruelty.
3 weeks ago
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Affordability Crisis Deniers Must Be Replaced by Workers’ Power
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A nation that can feed its billionaires but not its children has an
economic system built to protect cruelty.
3 weeks ago
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America’s First, Best Idea
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E Pluribus Unum.
4 weeks ago
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Mam endorses Mom?
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No one I respect would prefer Andrew Cuomo over Kathy Hochul.
4 weeks ago
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Epstein/Trump Horrors
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The Department of Justice release over 3 million documents that were in the
Epstein files. The follow document was released then it was wiped off the
DOJ w...
5 weeks 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.
5 weeks ago
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Donald Trump and the Triumph of Narcissism
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Although I am neither an historian nor a psychologist, I know enough
American history to know that Trump’s demand that Greenland capitulate to
his desire...
1 month 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...
2 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...
3 months ago
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Mrs. Walsh's group
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MRS. WALSH
4 months ago
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This Is What Democracy Looks Like
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The polls for Prop 50, CA’s ballot initiative that counters MAGA’s illegal
gerry-mandering in Texas, opened Tuesday, November 4, 2025,…
The post This Is ...
4 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 ...
4 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...
5 months 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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10 months 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...
10 months 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...
10 months 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...
11 months ago
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How Do We Fight Trump?
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Dear Friends, I don’t know when and why it hit me. But I suddenly realized
how serious Trump is about changing the country into something that
horrifies. I...
11 months 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 ...
1 year 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...
1 year 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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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...
2 years ago
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All My New Writing is on Substack
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Come check it out . . . samchaltain.substack.com
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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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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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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3 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...
4 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 ...
4 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...
4 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 ...
5 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...
5 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...
5 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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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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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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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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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...
6 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...
6 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...
6 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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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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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...
7 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...
7 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...
7 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...
7 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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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...
8 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...
8 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...
8 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...
8 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...
8 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...
8 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...
9 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 …
Continue reading →
9 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...
9 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...
9 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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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...
10 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...
10 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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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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