Sunday, June 8, 2014

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Death to Common Core! Long Live Failed Education Policy!
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. June 6, 2014 From the beginning of the call for and debate about Common Core, I have taken a clear stand against the promise of standards-based reform; for example, Why Common Standards Won’t Work: A […]

Study Shows Why Standardized Test Scores Aren’t Just About Schools
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has launched Fwd.us, which will lobby for higher education standards. (David Paul Morris, Bloomberg ) Will we ever learn that philanthropy is really not impressive. Nor is money the cure for what ails us. A practiced philosophy that promotes caring human connectivity brings […]
A Case For High Quality Education

 – Lawsuit Challenges Florida School Funding (Vouchers, Charters, Pre-K Failures)
In 1998, 72% of voters approved an amendment to the Florida Constitution mandating that the State has a paramount duty to provide a “uniform, efficient, safe, secure and high quality” public education system. Source Southern Legal Counsel By Leslie Postal | The Orlando Sentinel. May 30, 2014 […]


6-7-14 the becoming radical EMPATHYEDUCATES! | A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by P. L. Thomas, EdD
THE BECOMING RADICALRadical ScholarshipEMPATHYEDUCATES!the becoming radical  A Place for a Pedagogy of Kindness by Death to Common Core! Long Live Failed Education Policy!From the beginning of the call for and debate about Common Core, I have taken a clear stand against the promise of standards-based reform; for example, Why Common Standards Won’t Work: A call for national standards ensures that w