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
Read on Substack
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...
Schools Matter: What Ending Regulations on ESSA Will Mean : What Ending Regulations on ESSA Will Mean Yesterday, Diane Ravitch had this bit of news at her blog : . . . .The Senate also voted to roll back an Obama administration rule to “hold schools accountable,” which passed by only 50-49, over vociferous Democratic opposition. Frankly, I don’t know which rule this is. If it was the Obama-Duncan
Hashtag To #BotorNot? Who funded the #CommonCore Project? (It’s not just Gates) – Missouri Education Watchdog : Hashtag To #BotorNot? Who funded the #CommonCore Project? (It’s not just Gates) Parents and grandparents who want only to have a say in their children’s education, to control how their data is collected and profiled, are made fun of yet again by the Gates Foundation and others in edtech
California Department of Education : Wassup Dudes! @ California Department of Education CBEDS Data about Schools & Districts 0min California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) downloadable data files for data about schools and districts for 2008–09 through current year. Classified Staff by Race/Ethnicity & Gender 0min Downloadable data files for classified staff by race/ethnicity, gender, and
Play That Funky Music (7 Steps Of Professional Growth) | Blue Cereal Education : Play That Funky Music (7 Steps Of Professional Growth) My ELA comrades are fond of discussing ‘universal themes’ and ‘common plots’ in literature and in life. I can’t speak to every book ever written, but I will confess I have a much better idea of who’s going to die and who’s going to betray the hero in any decent s
CURMUDGUCATION: Noble Teachers Forming Largest Charter Union : Noble Teachers Forming Largest Charter Union The 800 teachers and staff of Chicago's Noble charter school chain is working to form the largest charter teacher union in the country. They would not become the first charter union in the country, or even in Chicago. In fact, the Aspire network of charter schools just averted a strike by t
Lily's Blackboard - Updates from NEA President Lily Eskelsen García : ICYMI Lily's Blackboard Catch Up with NEA President Lily Eskelsen García ABC-WJLA: Celebrating Read Across America NEA’s Read Across America has continued to generate enthusiasm for reading nationwide, always emphasizing the importance of motivating children to read. More… Las Cruces Sun-News: Q&A with Lily Lily spoke about why
Dispatches from Planet Pollyanna: Charter School Walkability Edition | educationdc : Dispatches from Planet Pollyanna: Charter School Walkability Edition The other day, I participated in a phone call with several other people regarding the charter school walkability preference proposal. As you may recall, the mayor proposed on January 30 giving elementary-age students a preference in the lottery
GREATER SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: The High Cost of Defunding State Universities : The High Cost of Defunding State Universities Seth Sandronsky, Last month a seven-member panel met in the state Capitol to discuss the calamitous funding situation of the California State University system, as well as the prospects for creating free public higher education in the state. The latter idea of nat
Peg with Pen: Retweet to @aurorak12 please re: PARCC incentives at Jewell Elementary : Retweet to @aurorak12 please re: PARCC incentives at Jewell Elementary If you read my post from last Sunday you will know that there is currently a PARCC incentive plan afoot in my former school, Jewell Elementary in the Aurora Public School District. The plan will reward students who show great effort on PARCC
Is Betsy DeVos Getting Rid of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services? : Is Betsy DeVos Getting Rid of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services? Who will Betsy DeVos choose to run the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)? Anyone? Will she leave the position vacant? Will the U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services be dismantled? Education
3/10/2017 – Yes, Schools Can Improve; Here’s How : Jeff Bryant: Yes, Schools Can Improve; Here’s How THIS WEEK: Slashing School Spending … Governors Prioritize Funding … Suspensions Cost Billions … Labeling Students Failures … Beating DeVos TOP STORY Yes, Schools Can Improve; Here’s How By Jeff Bryant “The policy agenda Obama set for the nation’s schools was never going to work … Similarly, vouch
Bill to fight cyberbullying would strip students, teachers of privacy protections : Bill would strip privacy protections from California students and teachers In 2015 Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that prohibited California police and other state agencies from searching our phones and online accounts without our consent, a court order, or showing it is an emergency. That measure, the California
The yawning education gap | EdSource : The yawning education gap Oakland Unified history teacher Jennifer Brouhard asks 5th grader Sequori Cross about her perceptions of women at work in the Richmond shipyards during World War II. CREDIT: JOHN FENSTERWALD/EDSOURCE TODAY Among the major divisions in the electorate last year (by gender, ethnicity and geography) was the gap between those who were co
Public Schools: Who Is Failing Whom? A MUST READ by Ann P Cronin - Wait What? : Public Schools: Who Is Failing Whom? A MUST READ by Ann P Cronin Education advocate and fellow education blogger, Ann Cronin, has written another powerful piece, this time asking who is failing whom when it comes to the nation’s public schools. Ann Cronin writes; If the same words are repeated over and over again, the
Oregon Save Our Schools: Attend State BOE Meetings and Help Save Our Schools! : Attend State BOE Meetings and Help Save Our Schools! One of the most important bodies in education in Oregon is the State Board of Education. Its job is to take education bills that pass the legislature and implement them. It is also responsible for overseeing the State Department of Education. The Board meets once a
CURMUDGUCATION: ESSA Big Mess : ESSA Big Mess ESSA is caught in the middle of a very bad movie right now. It's the sequel to "How A Bill Becomes A Law," and it has no heroes. After the bill becomes a law, the work still isn't done. Because to build a bi-partisan agreement, you write the law with statements like "Treatment of mugwumps will be fair." (Perhaps not that vague, but as always, allow me
Education Law Prof Blog : What Is an "Appropriate" Education for Students with Disabilities?; The Court Will Tell Us Soon by Jonathan D. Glater Just how much must a school district do to support the educational opportunity of a disabled student? Just enough to enable that student to get something, anything, out of the education provided? Or enough to enable that student to thrive, to excel? The q
Oliver Wendell Holmes: “Taxes Are What We Pay for Civilized Society.” | janresseger : Oliver Wendell Holmes: “Taxes Are What We Pay for Civilized Society.” You will notice that I did not mention the issue of school funding in the title of this post. Neither did I mention the name of the state that is the subject of the post. While I cannot tell exactly who is reading this blog, WordPress statisti
Chicago Alderwoman of the Tenth Ward, Sue Sadlowski Garza on Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers radio. | Fred Klonsky : Chicago Alderwoman of the Tenth Ward, Sue Sadlowski Garza on Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers radio. Friday morning Alderwoman Sue Sadlowski Garza joins my brother and me for an hour of conversation about International Women’s Day, her Dad, “Oil-Can” Ed Sadlowski and t
FYI, Alabama’s constitution still calls for ‘separate schools for white and colored children’ - The Washington Post : FYI, Alabama’s constitution still calls for ‘separate schools for white and colored children’ Alabama has been in the news of late, what with Jeff Sessions, President Trump’s controversial attorney general, hailing from there, and the state’s Republican governor, Robert Bentley, i
With A Brooklyn Accent: Without Immigrants, NYC's Economy Would Grind to a Halt : Without Immigrants, NYC's Economy Would Grind to a Halt You cannot launch a program of mass deportations without totally destabilizing the New York economy. First of all, the business districts of many outer borough working class communities almost totally dependent on immigrant run enterprises In New York, there ar
NYC Educator: Happy Students Learn More and Happy Teachers Teach Better : Happy Students Learn More and Happy Teachers Teach Better I wish I could tell you I thought of that title, but it's a direct quote from Texas superintendent John Kuhn. Don't you wish all superintendents thought that way? Imagine looking toward being productive and helpful rather than vindictive and petty. I know, it's askin
The School District and Technology Integration: The Path of the Butterfly or Bullet? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice : The School District and Technology Integration: The Path of the Butterfly or Bullet? For the past year I have observed the integration of new technologies in classroom lessons, school programs, and districts. I have begun writing chapters for a book that wil
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm's Infrastructure Trust, a failed privatization scam. : Rahm's Infrastructure Trust, a failed privatization scam. Rahm Emanuel flew in Randi Weingarten to support the Infrastructure Trust. The BGA's Alejandra Cancino writes in Crain's , that Rahm Emanuel's grand PR stunt, known as the Infrastructure Trust, has done nothing to rebuild Chicago's infrastructur
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 3/9/17 Featured Post Confronting, Finally, Obama as Centrist, Incrementalist—Never The Socialist | radical eyes for equity Federal Policy on Immigration Actions Near Schools - Year 2017 (CA Dept of Education) by mike simpson / 7min Federal Policy on Immigration Actions