Friday, March 14, 2014

3-14-14 @ The Chalk Face

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Bill Gates Tries to Fashion Teacher Support for His Beloved Common Core
One would think that if teachers supported the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), then teachers would take the initiative to rally around said CCSS. Not so. It seems that we need Bill Gates to tell us that we need CCSS. He did so today (Friday, March 14, 2014), in Washington, DC: Bill Gates is rallying teachers to […]


Another Blow to the Claim that Successful Charters Serve the “Same” Students

For years, charters have gotten away with the spin that they serve the “same students” as high-poverty charter schools. In almost every case, those brazen claims were transparently false, but they were repeated with such confidence that many seemed to believe them. Rarely was there an effort to explain the seemingly arcane issue of “backfill.” […]
3-13-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Beyond “Doubly Disadvantaged”: Race, Class, and Gender in U.S. Schools and SocietyBeyond “Doubly Disadvantaged”: Race, Class, and Gender in U.S. Schools and Society. via Beyond “Doubly Disadvantaged”: Race, Class, and Gender in U.S. Schools and Society.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical1 by plthomasedd / 25min hide  //  saveSegregation and Charter Schools: A ReaderSegrega