Dear West: Your "Age of Monsters" Has Begun
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Antonio Gramsci was not a professional philosopher. His intellect was
refreshingly situated within an inherent bias towards the common people,
the ‘su...
Covid Sucks!!!!
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So here I am on a beautiful day laying on my couch feeling like my head is
going to leak everything out of it. I want to sleep but I can’t. Four and a
half...
Restorative Practices and School Discipline
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Restorative practices can contribute to the development of a positive
school climate and discipline policies that are humanistic and inclusive,
while incre...
Trump Party's "Project 2025" on Education
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Media Matters has a great synopsis of the major policy changes that in
store beginning next year if convicted felon and malignant narcissist,
Donald Tru...
Fact-Checking What Vance Said about Kamala
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The anticipated barrage of misleading ads about Kamala Harris has begun.
Expect nasty racist and sexist tropes as well as inflammatory exaggerations
both o...
This and That
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Update: it appears that former SPS senior staffer *Keisha Scarlett* is out
as superintendent of St Louis Public Schools. Just after a year in that
positi...
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 ...
How Should Teachers Teach (Part 2)
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“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”* Novelist William Faulkner’s
quote captures the connection between “progressive education” in public
schools ...
The UFT is Hard at Work for You
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*A scorpion wants to cross a river but cannot swim, so it asks a frog to
carry it across. The frog hesitates, afraid that the scorpion might sting
it, b...
Say No To VP Shapiro
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Josh Shapiro has been a swell governor of Pennsylvania, certainly far
superior to some of the far right wingnuts that we've had running in this
state. Bu...
The Undermining of Rhode Island Public Schools
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By Thomas Ultican 7/23/2024 Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island’s unpopular
governor, appointed the clearly unqualified Angélica Infante-Green as
Commissioner of E...
RIP, Lynn Harrill
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Strands of the webs of my life keep breaking. That is an inevitable
consequence of living into your 60s, and hopefully beyond. I received a
text message th...
antiracismdsa: Mass Deportations _
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antiracismdsa: Mass Deportations _: Left unity is more important than ever
around this issue. Now is the time for US socialist organizations to come
togeth...
Its All Looking A Little Hazy
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“There are no self-proclaimed villains, only regiments of self-proclaimed
saints. Victorious historians rule where good or evil lies.” ― Glen Cook,
Chronic...
What Is the Essence of Good Government?
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The good news is we do have leaders in Washington who come from our
communities and fight for our values. Let’s be honest. It’s hard to get
excited about o...
July’s Parent Engagement Resources
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Nuestro nuevo Playbook para Familias sobre disciplina, suspensiones y
justicia restaurativa en @ChiPubSchools comparte hallazgos importantes y
formas en qu...
Dear Mr. President
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July 11, 2024 Dear President Biden, You have been the most consequential
and effective American president since FDR, and I believe that you will
eventually...
Project 2025: Politicking for Jesus.
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Project 2025 identifies itself as “The Presidential Transition Project,”
further described as “an agenda prepared by and for conservatives who will
be read...
Project 2025’s Plan for Public Education
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Project 2025 has an agenda for public schools: Destroy your neighborhood
public schools and make parents shop for schooling using vouchers. Even as
that ...
of violence and force
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Those who have read my posts over the past 2+ decades since joined DK know
that I am by choice, and after a long period of exploring and wandering
throug...
Hiding, Disappearing, and Getting Lost
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People are often surprised when I say or write that safety is our number
one responsibility when it comes to our work with young children. After
all, hum...
15 Questions for the Candidates
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Those citizens who fantasize about defying tyranny from within fortified
compounds have never understood how liberty is actually threatened in a
modern bur...
Won in court, won at the ballot
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No matter what anyone says... Medicare Advantage for UFT Retirees was
defeated, by retirees, In the courts and In the Retired Teachers Chapter
election.
No Lie!
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In reply to:To be clear, are you really claiming that NLT is building a
TopGolf in Rock Creek? Because that’s not just misleading, it’s blatantly
false. I ...
They’re Still Not Like Us (Math and Our Values)
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In 2015, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal invited me to discuss education reform
and my book, This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, ...
Read Mor...
No more student data sales by College Board/ACT!
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Here is the presentation we gave to parents from many states throughout the
nation, with tips on how to ensure their children’s data is not sold by the
Col...
Bibliography for History Posts on This Blog
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I remember when school reformers insisted the biggest problem
in education was that teachers didn't come from the best colleges.
Bibliography
VER...
March 5, 2024: The time for delay has passed
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It is time to open the ballot sitting on my kitchen counter. Only, the more
I learn of politics, the…
The post March 5, 2024: The time for delay has pass...
We are making a CPESS documentary!
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In 2020, I was approached by Deborah Meier and Jane Andrais and I decided
we should document the story of Central Park East Secondary School (CPESS).
This ...
Volunteer in 2024
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Be the change, volunteer and make the difference! Let’s face it, the world
is in turmoil, and divisive politics in our country is threatening our
democracy...
The Sky is Falling, or is it?
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Well, this is the first anniversary of the introduction of Generative AI in
the form of ChatGPT to the world of education. Before it was a week old,
over o...
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...
Metaphors in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
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In this article, we will explore the powerful use of metaphors in Martin
Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ...
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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...
Skin Deep
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She spends so much time on her outward appearance. There is never a hair
out of place. Her makeup is perfect and her clothes are stylish and match
to ...
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...
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*Defeating the Purpose of Education*
*Updated: May 2024*
*Most people would agree that the primary purpose of education is to
prepare children for a good a...
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 certi...
Abortion: Only For Those Who Need It!
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NOTE: This post contains my opinions on Catholicism based on my experiences
as a child in the 1960's and 70's. Take what you like and leave the rest. I
m...
Hello world!
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Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then
start writing!
The post Hello world! first appeared on Just another WordPress site.
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...
On the Edge of Silence
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“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.
Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the
fundamen...
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
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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...
GA run-offs need your help!
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Extremely important. Volunteer if you can. Thank you if you are already
doing so. Out of state opportunities here: Ralph …
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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...
A Fundamental Redesign of Our Schools
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I climbed the hill leading up to one of my favorite coffee shops in Seattle
this morning to enjoy a coffee while taking in a phenomenal view of the
city o...
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...
Thoughts on schooling in the era of COVID-19
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Well, a whole lot has changed since I returned to blogging a month and half
ago. In case you didn't notice, and I'm sure everyone reading this did,
there's...
NAEP scores and "the science of reading"
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*Sent to US News. They just informed me that they no longer publish
letters to the editor. *
*Re: “National reading emergency” November 12*
*[https://www...
2019 NAEP Scores: Achievement Gap or …?
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Here you go: A ‘Disturbing’ Assessment: Sagging Reading Scores,
Particularly for Eighth-Graders, Headline 2019’s Disappointing NAEP Results
NAEP 2019: Re...
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 Storm is Coming! (…again)
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A new Commissioner will have as much impact on our state ed system as a new
meteorologist will have on …
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Déjà vu: 2019 ELA Assessment: Dear Board of Regents
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Dear Board of Regents,
I have copied below an email I sent to you almost a year ago, after the
2018 ELA assessment's computer-based testing failures and mo...
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...
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...
3rd Grade Reading: Who is Failing?
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Education Trust Midwest has just released its study on third grade reading
and, predictably, the results aren’t great. This study uniquely compares
Michiga...
Opting out of the Dinosaur (end of year test)
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Today I sent in a second letter to refuse PARCC/CMAS for my son, Luke. The
first email I sent at the beginning of the year was not sufficient as they
requi...
Resurrection
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I realized it's Lent, but this blog, bless Jesus Christ, can't wait.
Ok, so with that said, I plan to discuss Class Action suits in existence,
as well as w...
IDEA Is Still The Law Of The Land
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Unless you've been living under a rock, you know the US Department of
Education (USDOE) rescinded 72 Dear Colleague and other letters of
explanation to ...
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...
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...
Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/2/2017
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Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/1/2017 Education Bloggers Daily
Highlights Courtesy of Big Education Ape A special thank you to education
blogger Mik...
Capturing the Spark
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It’s been a long time since InterACT was an active education blog, though I
remain quite proud of what we did here. Those of us who wrote blog posts
here h...
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...
WTU Peterson Slate: Not a 1 Woman Dictatorship
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Candi Peterson & GeLynn Thompson
Candidates for WTU Prez & GVP 2016By Candi Peterson, WTU Gen. Vice President
*Statements or expressions of opinions herein...
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...
Flaws at the Heart of Current Education Reforms
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Originally posted on Creative by Nature:
“Teaching is an art form rooted in the wise and careful use of educational
research and assessment tools. When gove...
The MAP Test
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Teachers will be voting this afternoon on the contract that has been
tentatively agreed upon. I am asking all teachers to not allow an
evaluation system th...
Betsy DeVos’s Hiring of For-Profit College Official Raises Ethical Issues - The New York Times : Betsy DeVos’s Hiring of For-Profit College Official Raises Ethical Issues As chief compliance officer for a corporate owner of for-profit colleges , Robert S. Eitel spent the past 18 months as a legal point man for a company facing multiple government investigations, including one that ended with a se
Cuts Meals on Wheels and subsidized school lunches after bragging about paying no taxes. | Reclaim Reform : Cuts Meals on Wheels and subsidized school lunches after bragging about paying no taxes. Don’t feed kids in Head Start or subsidized school lunch programs. Cut Meals on Wheels for the elderly and handicapped. Why? The White House’s budget director, Mick Mulvaney, states. ““I think it’s prob
Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers Podcast #7. | Fred Klonsky : Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers Podcast #7 Listen and download the podcast: Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers #7 Top: Bill Iacullo, President of Local 143 of the International Union of Operating Engineers. Next: Joanna Klonsky Brian Sleet with the Klonsky Brothers. Share this: Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers Po
Badass Teachers Association: Education IS Power by Bryan Sanguinito : Education IS Power by Bryan Sanguinito Posted on www.facebook.com/EasternPSEA from a speech I gave as regional president at a recent leadership conference) Over two hundred years ago, visionary leaders - names that will live on throughout history - advocated for a system of public education for ALL citizens because they recogni
Trump Budgets More Money to Kill Kids in Yemen Than Educate Kids in USA | gadflyonthewallblog : Trump Budgets More Money to Kill Kids in Yemen Than Educate Kids in USA Donald Trump apparently would rather kill children in other countries than educate them in ours. When you make a budget, you betray your priorities. As Paul Begala said, “The budget is a profoundly moral document. For where your tr
El día de San Patricio y los inmigrantes de hoy - Lily's Blackboard : El día de San Patricio y los inmigrantes de hoy El Día de San Patricio comenzó como un día de fiesta religioso para el santo patrón de Irlanda. Hoy en día, se trata de celebrar la Verde Irlanda y su gente: la cultura, la historia, la cocina. Dado el debate actual sobre los inmigrantes indocumentados y la hostilidad y el temor q
Trump’s Budget Cuts: Make America Hungry Again : Trump’s Budget Cuts: Make America Hungry Again If you have ever spoken to a relative or friend who lived through the Great Depression, you will learn how the little things in life, that most of us take for granted, meant so much during that time. If we are lucky, we will never know the want those who lived through that period experienced. Unfortuna
Torlakson Vows to Fight for Cuts to Education - Year 2017 (CA Dept of Education) : State Schools Chief Vows to Fight President Trump's Proposed Federal Budget Cuts to Education SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said President Donald Trump’s proposed budget is very disappointing and goes in the wrong direction with funding cuts that would hurt disadvantaged chil
WATCH: Town hall erupts in boos when Republican senator says she ‘carefully vetted’ Betsy DeVos : WATCH: Town hall erupts in boos when Republican senator says she ‘carefully vetted’ Betsy DeVos A town hall meeting with constituents quickly grew contentious for Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Friday. Several of Ernst’s responses to Iowans’ questions earned loud rebukes from the crowd, but none more so t
Guest Post: John Thompson Responds to My Chalkbeat Article — Justin C. Cohen - Linkis.com : Guest Post: John Thompson Responds to My Chalkbeat Article John Thompson is a retired teacher, historian, author, and regular contributor at The Huffington Post . He writes about public schooling and has been an outspoken critic of "education reform," as it is practiced in this country today. Thompson and
Where is the U.S. in School Reform in 2017? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice : Where is the U.S. in School Reform in 2017? Where is the U.S. in school reform now? To answer this question, I will do what lawyers often do when arguing a case. I will stipulate certain statements as facts. These statements may not sound like facts but as an historian and practitioner of school re
Charter School Gravy Train Runs Express To Fat City : Charter School Gravy Train Runs Express To Fat City On Thursday, July 25, dozens of bankers, hedge fund types and private equity investors gathered in New York to hear about the latest and greatest opportunities to collect a cut of your property taxes. Of course, the promotional material for the Capital Roundtable’s conference on “private equi
A local school board election in Park Ridge. Conflicts and convergences. | Fred Klonsky : A local school board election in Park Ridge. Conflicts and convergences. Disgraced Park Ridge school board member, Dr. Dathan Paterno. Park Ridge, where I taught for three decades, is having a school board election. They can. Although the Illinois House is debating the issue as we speak, we Chicagoans still
Rethinking Grading as Instruction: Rejecting the Error Hunt and Deficit Practices | radical eyes for equity : Rethinking Grading as Instruction: Rejecting the Error Hunt and Deficit Practices As a first-year English teacher, I joined the department of the high school where I had graduated only five years earlier, becoming a colleague with teachers who had taught me. That introduction to the field
Corporate Education Reform Group’s proposal for new special education system in Connecticut panned; - Wait What? : Corporate Education Reform Group’s proposal for new special education system in Connecticut panned; The Connecticut School Finance Project, an off-shoot of the corporate funded charter school lobby group Connecticut Council on Education Reform (CCER) recently proposed legislation tha
Are Charter Schools The New Enron? | EduResearcher : Are Charter Schools The New Enron? Preston Green, Bruce Baker and Joseph Oluwole have a new publication forthcoming in the Indiana Law Journal: Are Charter Schools the Second Coming of Enron?: An Examination of the Gatekeepers That Protect against Dangerous Related-Party Transactions in the Charter School Sector . The authors map the roles that
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all : TGIF Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all Massive Resistance Works: Join the NPE Protest Against Budget Cuts and Privatization by dianeravitch / 49min The Network for Public Education is launching a campaign to fight back against the Trump-DeVos budget cuts to public schools and budget gains for priva
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Bridgeport : Bridgeport The neighborhoods of the south side in 1919. The borders were sharply drawn as black and white workers competed for jobs in the packing houses and factories. "Education is not the filling of a pail, but rather the lighting of a fire." -- W.B. Yeats That's my favorite quote from my favorite Irish poet. This morning, we're trying to keep the fi
CURMUDGUCATION: Food Is Overrated : Food Is Overrated Well, we've all seen it by now: There is no evidence that food helps raise test scores. One more snowflake wants to eat. Mind you, this is from the administration that wants us to believe that three million votes were cast illegally, that Obama wiretappppped Trump Towers, that microwaves can be used to spy on us-- all this and more, without a
Education Law Prof Blog : Kentucky Legislation Would Resegregate Schools against the Will of Local Families The Kentucky legislature is taking aim at school integration. If its new legislation succeeds, it will degrade the educational opportunities available to thousands of kids and, ironically, move in the opposite direction of the stated positions of the new Secretary of Education. After the Su
Trump’s Proposed 2018 Budget for K-12 Education: What It Means | janresseger : Trump’s Proposed 2018 Budget for K-12 Education: What It Means Yesterday the Trump administration released what’s being called its “skinny” budget . A president’s budget proposal does NOT work like an executive order, however. It is merely a declaration of the president’s priorities, and it must be discussed and enacte
Trump's budget slashes funding for disadvantaged students while giving 1.4 billion for privatization - Network For Public Education : Trump’s budget slashes funding for disadvantaged students while giving 1.4 billion for privatization Donald Trump’s education budget is a declaration of war on public education and our nation’s neediest children. It was surely designed by Betsy DeVos. Trump’s budge
The consequences of forcing young kids to sit too long in class - The Washington Post : The consequences of forcing young kids to sit too long in class On July 8, 2014, I published a post titled “Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today” by Angela Hanscom, a pediatric occupational therapist. Ever since then, the idea has struck a chord with readers around the world, still drawing a big au
Donald Trump’s Proposed 2018 Budget: At Least He Doesn’t Call Himself an “Education President.” | deutsch29 : Donald Trump’s Proposed 2018 Budget: At Least He Doesn’t Call Himself an “Education President.” Here it is: Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget — all 62 pages of it. From Trump’s introductory remarks: The core of my first Budget Blueprint is the rebuilding of our Nation’s military without
Bernie Sanders Defends Real America And Obliterates Trump's Budget In Just 94 Words : Bernie Sanders Defends Real America And Obliterates Trump’s Budget In Just 94 Words Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) didn't need many words to express his feeling of disgust and contempt for President Trump's first budget. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) didn’t need many words to express his feeling of disgust and contempt
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 3/16/17 Featured Post Skipping Down the Bipartisan Path Toward Big Data | Truth in American Education Trump budget casualty: After-school programs for 1.6 million kids. Most are