The AI Used By Privatizers
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Here at the institute, we often wonder what would happen if we could just
press a button and churn out more research, more postings across social
media, an...
America Under Siege
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America is under siege, but not by foreign armies or rogue terrorists.
Instead, the threat is coming from inside the house: unelected billionaires
who...
Missouri Rejects Voucher Expansion
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Voucher Expansion Rejected in Missouri by Andy Spears
Senate committee strips $50 million in voucher expansion funds from Gov's
budget
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Rubby Peréz and The Ties That Bind Us All
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Let me take it back to 1994. I was in the seventh grade and, at the time,
my mom took our family to her first ...
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The post Rubby Peréz and The...
They are a Head Taller Than Themselves
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I was at Archie McPhee's in Seattle, the best store in the world, when I
suddenly found an impossibly tiny boy at my knees. He said, eyes wide,
"You're h...
Cold As Ice: Update #3, The Posse
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This series began with its first post February 4. Updates quickly followed:
#1 on February 6; #2 on February 9. Now we are ready for Update #3, the
deputiz...
Cold As Ice: Update #3, The Posse
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This series began with its first post February 4. Updates quickly followed:
#1 on February 6; #2 on February 9. Now we are ready for Update #3, the
deputiz...
Which School is Better: Traditional or Progressive?
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For well over a century, there has been conflict among public officials,
researchers, practitioners, and parents over whether traditional or
progressive wa...
This and That, April 16, 2025
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*School Board Elections*
*Director Joe Mizrahi *has filed to run to keep his seat in region 4. He
has two challengers, one new. His challengers are Nadia...
The Seamy Side of CTE
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Vocational education, now called Career Technical Education (CTE),
emphasizing STEM, has always been important for students who are not
college-bound or ...
A Veteran Teacher’s Thoughts about ADHD
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I can remember the first time I heard about ADHD. It was in the early
1990s—and the person who was educating me was the mother of one of my
students. His t...
A Story of Three Graduations
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I am finishing my eighth year teaching high school seniors. My
then-principal (now retired) approached me nine years ago about switching
from sophomore Eng...
The South’s Long War on Black Literacy
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By Thomas Ultican 4/14/2025 Derek Black’s master piece of research,
Dangerous Learning, reveals the centuries of struggle for Black Americans
to become edu...
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
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Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and
resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general
that ...
Trump plays Putin’s Playbook
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Recently Aleksander Dugin was interviewed on CNN, last week, and he stated
that he believes Trump is closer ideologically to President Putin than to
Washin...
Risks of using AI in the classroom
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April 8, 2025 The annual conference of Network for Public Education, on
whose board I sit, was held last weekend in Columbus, Ohio. It was
terrific as usu...
¿Qué hace falta para que gane la resistencia?
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Una ola de resistencia se levanta. ¿Qué hará falta para que ganemos?
Dondequiera que miremos, una ola de resistencia se levanta. Mi corazón se
llena de ale...
Should We Be Rooting FOR Catastrophe?
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More than 100 years ago H.G. Wells observed that “Human history becomes
more and more a race between education and catastrophe.” Wells was stacking
the dec...
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...
Trump actually already can serve a third term
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and even a fourth and a fifth ….
so could Clinton, Bush 43, and Obama.
There are no limits on how many terms a President can serve
Here are the relevan...
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...
March’s Parent Engagement Resources
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What does our research say about grades, attendance, test scores, & “on
track” metrics for @chipubschools.bsky.social students? How can parents use
this in...
Standing with Federal Workers? Or backing Trump?
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The ABC group shows a dangerous side. “Leaving politics at the door”
apparently means not taking on Trump when he denies rights to workers.
Focusing on “Br...
Are we all on the same team?
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Copied from Quora; I didn’t write any of this… As an American I ask my
fellow Americans, why can’t you realize at the end of the day we are all on
the same...
Who is the new CEO of Teach For America?
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From 1990 until 2013, the CEO of TFA was the founder, Wendy Kopp. Under her
leadership the program grew from a small organization that struggled to
make pa...
Site Index - Updated December 31, 2024
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When I was teaching,
I got tired of hearing how bad American educators were.
*My Promise *
WHEN I STARTED BLOGGING IN 2011, I said I planned to speak ...
Defining Productivity, Cost, and Efficiency
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Recycled material here… The central problem with US public schools is often
characterized as an efficiency problem. We spend a lot and don’t get much
for i...
Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary
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Blogoversary #18 SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 I started this blog while I was still
teaching, in 2006. I had just begun my 31st year as an educator. Just like
in pre...
Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased
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This caught my attention:
New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a
greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69
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I am the son of Chaz and like to inform you that he passed away this
afternoon from the COVID virus. My father passed in peace beside his loved
ones. We ar...
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 ...
Read to Self: Just a Kid and a Book.
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Date: Monday, January 5, 2020 Place: My classroom Student: Mrs.Mims, could
we start doing Read to Self again because I got this great book for
Christmas an...
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...
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...
Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online
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Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik
itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah
perta...
A Critique of Standards-Based Grading
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It first happened to me about ten years ago. I was beginning my third year
of teaching in a new school in Washington, DC. Social studies teachers were
si...
My First and Last Visit to Hudson Yards
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Figuring I did not need to invite any more darkness and vulgarity into my
head than that provided on a daily basis from Trump’s White House, and
after read...
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...
The World According to Michelle Rhee
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The men behind the curtain fashioning the brave new world of corporate run
education in America! Michelle Rhee is the founder of StudentsFirst, The
New T...
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.
Blockchain: Life on the Ledger
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Originally posted on Wrench in the Gears:
I created this video as a follow up to the one I prepared last year on
Social Impact Bonds. It is time to examine...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers
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An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark
Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am
addressing you all ...
The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller)
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished
watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The
film p...
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...
REPORT: States With the Best and Worst Schools
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States With the Best (and Worst)Schools
By *Evan Comen, Michael B. Sauter, Samuel Stebbins and Thomas C. Frohlich*
January 20, 2017- http://247wallst.com
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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...
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...
AB 934: A LEGISLATIVE FIX FOR VERGARA?
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By Michael Stratford | in the Politco Morning Education Report | via email
05/24/2016 10:00 AM EDT :: Two national education groups are backing a
Califor...
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...
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...
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...
New Beginnings: Kickstarter and EdWeek Teacher
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Greetings to InterACT readers one and all! If you’ve been following posts
here recently you might recall that I’m moving my blogging activity to
other loca...
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...
We fought a bloody revolution against England for many reasons, but chief among them was to create a society where all people could be educated.
Certainly we had disagreements about who counted as a person. Women? Probably not. Black people? Doubtful. But the ideal of providing a quality education for all was a central part of our fledgling Democracy regardless of how well we actually lived up to it.
Betsy DeVos, No ESSA Did Not End Common Core | Truth in American Education : Betsy DeVos, No ESSA Did Not End Common Core Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said that Congress ended Common Core when they passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Seriously, she said this. DeVos told Frank Beckmann on Detroit’s WJR News Talk 760 AM on Wednesday that ESSA “essentially does away with the notion o
DeVos softens stance on protesters at higher ed event - The Washington Post : DeVos softens stance on protesters at higher ed event Education Secretary Betsy DeVos softened her view Thursday on the objections to her appointment to President Trump’s Cabinet, a day after she criticized protesters who she said want to keep new thinking out of schools. “While some have characterized the flurry of att
Support for First Amendment Spikes Among High School Students : Support for First Amendment Spikes Among High School Students While your average 13-year-old may not have much of a clue how a bill becomes a law or what the separation of powers refers to, American teenagers support for the First Amendment has never been stronger, according to a new survey by the Knight Foundation. The national stud
Alfre Woodard Gives Life to Sojourner TruthSF Public School Mom : BHM Series #6: Alfre Woodard Gives Life to Sojourner Truth In honor of Black History Month , I’m reposting a previous series. A few years ago, (2015 to be exact!) I challenged myself to write 28 posts highlighting African-American History . This year I finally reached my goal!!! Check out my original post below which appeared on Fe
Getting What You Pay For – redqueeninla : Getting What You Pay For Is it true there are LAUSD board candidates “supported by” Betsy DeVos? Recently this very central, very arresting question was posted to a neighborhood social media website, highlighting the core themes of today’s political perplexity: culpability, association and formal logic. The thread claimed that those who opposed DeVos shou
The Network for Public Education Joins Journey for Justice's Campaign to Support Public Schools - Network For Public Education : The Network for Public Education Joins Journey for Justice’s Campaign to Support Public Schools On February 15th, Jitu Brown, the Executive Director of Journey for Justice (J4J) led a media briefing for the #WeChoose (public schools) Campaign launch at the Chicago City
Schools Matter: The Dubious Claims by the TN Dept. of Education : The Dubious Claims by the TN Dept. of Education Tennessee politicians enjoy a long, sordid history of underfunding public schools, crying about poor education quality, making outrageous demands of students and teachers, and complaining about federal interference while begging for federal grant stashes to keep state school doors ope
HB 1518: “The Summer Step-Up Act” re: Social Emotional Learning: Why are we experimenting on low income four-year old’s? | Seattle Education : HB 1518: “The Summer Step-Up Act” re: Social Emotional Learning: Why are we experimenting on low income four-year old’s? I took a deep dive into the realm of Social Emotional Learning recently and someone brought to my attention a House Bill that is in com
Parents - Just say NO to the 2017 SBAC Testing Scheme - Wait What? : Parents – Just say NO to the 2017 SBAC Testing Scheme SBAC testing will begin soon in Connecticut’s schools. FACT : Parents have a fundamental and inalienable right to REFUSE to have their children take the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test – Period, End of Story. Do not be bullied into believing that you have l
Investigation: Charter school leaders, founders linked to controversial Turkish cleric : Investigation: Charter school leaders, founders linked to controversial Turkish cleric A group of charter schools that arose from North Jersey’s Turkish community is rapidly growing in the state, with seven schools collecting more than $60 million in taxpayer money last year alone to fund their growth. Now, a
State superintendent candidate: Challenger offered 6-figure job to drop out of race | Politics and Elections | host.madison.com : STATE SUPERINTENDENT | CANDIDATE OUTLINES CHALLENGER’S DEAL FOR $150k POSITION State superintendent candidate: Challenger offered 6-figure job to drop out of race A candidate for state superintendent offered an opponent a taxpayer-funded $150,000 job if he dropped out
'A Day without Immigrants' protests: L.A. Unified urges students not to take part - LA Times : 'A Day without Immigrants' protests: L.A. Unified urges students not to take part LA Unified is urging students not to join in any walkouts or demonstrations planned for Thursday as part of a national “Day without Immigrants” being marked across the country. The nation’s second-largest school district c
What Tests Does Each State Require? - Education Week : What Tests Does Each State Require? An Interactive Breakdown of States’ 2016-17 Testing Plans By Catherine Gewertz In 2016-17, states’ testing systems have begun to settle down after several years of transition sparked by the Common Core State Standards. By now, most states have chosen not to use the PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments, wh
A Portrait of the Artist as Activist: “in the sunlit prison of the American dream” | radical eyes for equity : A Portrait of the Artist as Activist: “in the sunlit prison of the American dream” Standing in Starbucks a few days ago, just a couple weeks after I discovered honey in the sweetener and creamer station, I was peeling open a packet of honey when three lines came to me: we rape the bees b
‘School Choice Is Not Serving The Most Disenfranchised’ | PopularResistance.Org : ‘School Choice Is Not Serving The Most Disenfranchised’ Above Photo: Kevin Kumashiro: “If we’re now saying that the role of the federal government is not to advance issues of equity, diversity and social justice, but rather to fuel the privatizing and the dismantling of public education, then that absolutely is a bi
Parent Experiences with Child Care and Preschool Costs in California: An EdSource survey of California Parents | EdSource : Parent Experiences with Child Care and Preschool Costs in California: An EdSource survey of California Parents The high cost of child care and preschool is placing a financial strain on California families and has forced many parents of young children to make difficult trade
2/16/2017 – DeVos’s Stumbles Right Out Of The Gate Are Nothing To Laugh About : THIS WEEK: What DeVos Did … Choice Causes Segregation … School Integration … Voucher Disaster … Trump’s Muslim Ban TOP STORY DeVos’s Stumbles Right Out Of The Gate Are Nothing To Laugh About By Jeff Bryant “Betsy DeVos’s … stumbles right out the gate reveal disturbing characteristics of her leadership … Given her lack
CURMUDGUCATION: The Proper Use of Mockery : The Proper Use of Mockery Jimmie Fallon has done it again , and not, I'm afraid, in a good way. Fallon has now twice included a Betsy DeVos sketch. His show's version of DeVos is bumbling and clueless, the kind of hapless twit who says, in response to questions about her fitness for the job, replies "I am totally got this." As regular readers of this bl
K-12 Education — The Civil Rights Project at UCLA : K-12 Education We are committed to generating and synthesizing research on key civil rights and equal opportunity policies that have been neglected or overlooked. Well before the passing of the "Leave No Child Behind" Act of 2002, which renewed the nation's interest in K-12 education, The Civil Rights Project had been focused on critical issues
“Public Schools Flush with Cash” — Trump’s Assessment Is Tragically Inaccurate | janresseger : “Public Schools Flush with Cash” — Trump’s Assessment Is Tragically Inaccurate It is state budget season, a time fraught with accusations and distortions and even alternative facts, but one thing is very clear. When President Donald Trump declared in his Inaugural Address that public schools are “flush
CURMUDGUCATION: I Am Not Hostile To Change : I Am Not Hostile To Change Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke today to a gathering of Magnet School folks, and opened up by suggesting that "some people" are "hostile" to change. I just want to be clear. I am not hostile to change. In fact, there are some changes that I would love to see. I would love to see a change in the rhetoric about failing
DeVos: DC Protesters “Hostile to Change”; “Keeping Kids In and New Thinking Out” | deutsch29 : DeVos: DC Protesters “Hostile to Change”; “Keeping Kids In and New Thinking Out” On February 15, 2017, US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke at the 2017 National Policy Training Conference of the Magnet Schools of America. It was her first public speech as secretary of education. She chose to use
Kasich Proposes Requirement That ALL Educators Complete On-Site Work Experience : Kasich Proposes Requirement That ALL Educators Complete On-Site Work Experience Governor John Kasich’s latest budget bill, House Bill 49, contains a variety of non-budget related legislation (as has always been the case), but one short section tucked far into the budget has captured the attention of teachers and adm
Hybrid Learning, Cicada Killers & the Next Big Fight | Seattle Education : Hybrid Learning, Cicada Killers & the Next Big Fight Those seeking to privatize our schools know framing the conversation is key. That’s why institutions like the MacArthur Foundation have put serious time and money into social science research . Focus group results have been refined into sophisticated campaigns designed t
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/15/17 Featured Post Should Progressives Help Secretary DeVos? | The Merrow Report Influential conservative group: Trump, DeVos should dismantle Education Department and