Thursday, June 26, 2014

6-26-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter:







Classroom Video Capture Project Proceeds With No Protocols for Security or Informed Consent
With Bill Gates's yesman, Dorsey Hopson, renewed for another term as non-educator-in-charge of Shelby County Schools, the pressure is on to expand the use of Microsoft's cloud-based technology to every aspect of schooling, from administering high stakes tests to video capture of children and teachers for teacher evaluation. Hopson is urging mandatory use of cameras in the classroom, even though th


Corporate Education Reform: the "civil rights issue" up until it actually addresses civil rights issues like segregation
"Children have a right and a need to have quality schools in their neighborhood." — Francis Howell School District White school district sends black kids back to failed schools The one upside to the article is that it clearly puts to lie the corporate reformers' assertion that equitable funding isn't the issue. The resegregation—and in many cases, the continuation of segregation—of sch


6-25-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Houston KIPPsters Blow Off Steam by Hanging ClassmateFrom Fox affiliate in Houston:By Alexander Supgul, Digital Content Manager - bioOn May 20 during recess at KIPP Academy, David Rodriguez says he quite nearly strangled to death."I thought I was going to die and I was not going to see my Mom, my Dad and my sister," said Rodriguez.David's mother, Zulma Rodriguez, insists