Wednesday, November 27, 2013

11-27-13 Schools Matter

Schools Matter:





Public School Funds Feeding International Private School Chain, Basis Education, Inc.
Since the late 1990s, Arizona has become a tax haven for corporate charter operators, including Basis Charter Schools.  Basis has built a school and real estate empire, in fact, from public school money that has allowed them to expand their mostly white schools to Texas and Washington, DC, where they are under a federal Civil Rights investigation at present. Business is so good, in fact, that Basi

NYC Parents' Message to Bill De Blasio
Will he hear their voices?

The Opt-Outers are Outed
Found this posted over at @thechalkface HT to Shaun Johnson. Now it's time to move on and change the discussion and have a conversation about what should replace the test and punish curriculum.Need a new vision of what education should look like.New York MagazineThe Opt-OutersWhat happens if enough New York parents say they don’t want their kids to take tests?By Robert Kolker Published Nov 24, 201




11-26-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Charter Schools Are About Business, Not EducationFrom NEPC:NEPC report finds 44% of charter school students in 2011-12 attended schools operated by EMOs
Contact: William J. Mathis, (802) 383-0058, wmathis@sover.net
Jamie Horwitz, (202) 549-4921, jhdcpr@starpower.net
Gary Miron, (269) 599-7965, garmiron@gmail.comURL for this press release: http://tinyurl.com/nzhgjupBOULDER, CO (Nove