All It Ever Needed To Be
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We once had this little platform built from a pair of shipping pallets and
some discarded fencing slats that resided just behind the windmill. They
were...
In Defense of Public Education
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Duane,
On *Tuesday, March 28,* I’ll be delivering a major address, “In Defense of
Public Education,” as the institution comes under renewed ...
Frankenstein 2023
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My relationship with Frankenstein is grounded in two films and my mother’s
love of science fiction/horror as a merged genre—the classic 1931 film
starring ...
David and the Classical Education
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By now, everyone who reads or follows the internet has learned of the
Tallahassee principal who was dismissed from her position because the
teacher of a 6t...
ICYMI: National Spinach Day Edition (3/26)
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Yes. that's a thing, and today is it. It's also the birthday of both Steven
Typer and Jennifer Grey. Big month, March. It's this time of year that I
get ...
Where are the folks who brought us the war in Iraq?
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DONATE THE ARCHITECTS OF THE IRAQ WAR: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? They’re all
doing great, thanks for asking. Jon Schwarz March 15 2023, 4:52 p.m. U.S.
Secretary ...
And Then There Was One
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“Endings need to be lived, they cannot be ordained.” ― Manil Suri, The City
of Devi I know, I’m a day late but trust me, I ain’t no dollar short. I
think a...
The Genius of Stop-Sign Organizing
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I am so excited about what it means to organize right now. Not only are
there unprecedented federal resources on the table to spark
transformational change...
The DeSantitizing Agenda of the "Joke Mob"
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In his masterpiece, *The Authoritarian Personality*, Theodore Adorno
overlooked one unlikely possibility that has, indeed, emerged in our
current politic...
The Oligarchs’ Education Propaganda Distributor
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By Thomas Ultican 3/23/2023 In 2015, the Washington Post reported on the
founding of The 74 Million. Former CNN news anchor Campbell Brown along
with Micha...
PTO Leaders from Wards 7 and 8 on March 22
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PTO leaders from ward 7 & 8 DCPS schools discuss experiences as PTO
leaders, what their schools are like, what the budget process for their
schools has bee...
First They Came for the…….
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First they came for the transgender kids, and I did not speak out—because I
am not transgender. Then they came for the bisexuals, the gays, and the
lesbi...
For the Dedicated Teacher
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This brief post is for the dedicated teacher. The teacher who is highly
committed in both professional and personal life. The teacher who places at
a premi...
DAILY KOS,who I am, why I will remain
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I have been here long time. According to my profile, I joined on Dec.19,
2003 after first encountering the site while volunteering for Howard Dean
in NH ...
Michigan: For-Profit Charter Schools Are a Disaster
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Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Cassandra Ulbrich is the former president of the Michigan State Board of
Education. She is also a member of the ...
Welcome to The Season of Myths
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Hello reader. I have not written on this blog in some time. Writer’s block
or just busy? It doesn’t really matter. The important part is I’m back to
writin...
Why Do Teachers Have Favorites?
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Do educators ever self-reflect on how they feel about their students in
order to better understand how they assess each of their students? What are
the con...
1825
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As early as 1744, Ben Franklin had worried that wood as a fuel for heating
and cooking was becoming scarce in the settled regions of the Thirteen
Colo...
NewsELA Answers Key 2023 [Updated]
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Welcome to our NewsELA Answers key! In this post, we will be providing quiz
keys for a variety of units ...
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Trainwreck For America
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Between 1990 and 2013, Teach For America grew in size and influence from a
tiny inconsequential alternative placement provider to a $300 million a
year pol...
Two years later
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It’s been two years since Joe Biden was inaugurated as our 46th President.
His presidency has been an astounding success in many ways. First and
foremost, ...
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...
Meaningful Change Can Happen Quickly!
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If you are afraid to fail, you won’t succeed. Honored to work with my
colleagues @UKCollegeofEd 🚀💙🔝#results #InnovationZone
#educationalleadership #educ...
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...
2022 Medley #3 – A teacher shortage, or not?
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A teacher shortage, or not? NOT A TEACHER SHORTAGE I’ve often posted
teacher shortage rants on this blog, and I’ll continue to do so, but the
phrase needs ...
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*Defeating the Purpose of Education*
*Most people would agree that the primary purpose of education is to
prepare children for a good and productive life. ...
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...
Addendum to Mission Hill Statement
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Follow up blog, Dear friends and colleagues, My friend and long-time
colleague, Bonnie Brownstein, had some interesting thoughts about my Blog
in regards t...
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.
Gootloader infection cleaned up
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Dear blog owner and visitors, This blog had been infected to serve up
Gootloader malware to Google search victims, via a common tactic known as
SEO (Search...
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 …
Continue reading →
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 Citizens’ Rebellion 2020
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The United States began to form after the rebellion against the King of
England when the settlers in the colonies along the eastern coast reacted
to the in...
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...
Judi Togel
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Permainan Judi Togel Online Mudah Dijalankan Di Indonesia Permainan judi
online Indonesia terpercaya kini memang menjadi salah satu tempat bermain
game yan...
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 s...
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.
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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...
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: TOMORROW'S SHOW : TOMORROW'S SHOW Eve Ewing (top) and Sarah Chambers. Tomorrow on Hitting Left, our in-studio guest will be Eve Ewing. Eve is a sociologist of education whose research focuses on racism and the inequality of public school system. She's currently doing a post-doc at the University of Chicago. Her first collection of poetry, essays, and visual art, Ele
Louisiana Believes: Exclusion is the Best Policy – Educate Louisiana : Louisiana Believes: Exclusion is the Best Policy Do you remember your earliest years in school and receiving your first invitation from a classmate to attend their birthday party? What about the first time you discovered that a classmate had a birthday party and invited your classmates but didn’t invite you? It is generally th
CURMUDGUCATION: Personalization and the Outliers : Personalization and the Outliers Henry Ford was an early proponent of personalization. "Any customer can have a car pained any color that he wants," said Ford in 1909 , "so long as it is black." There have always been limits to personalization. I like to wear hats, but my head is some sort of extra-large melon, so while hat manufacturers may offe
Truth in Edvertising – Have You Heard : Truth in Edvertising Is $1,000 per student kind of a lot to be spending on marketing? That’s how much Success Academy spends, putting the charter network on par with a typical large corporation. In the latest episode of Have You Heard, Jack Schneider and I wade into the murky business of education marketing or *edvertising.* Fast growing and completely unre
The Upside to Teacher Resignation Letters Going Viral : The Upside to Teacher Resignation Letters Going Viral A few years ago, Alyssa Hadley Dunn noticed that some of her former students were sharing over social media resignation letters written and posted online by public school teachers. Dunn, assistant professor of teacher education at Michigan State University, was a bit rattled that these he
How to Handle Your Celebrity Status - Teacher Habits : How to Handle Your Celebrity Status I went to Walmart the other day to pick up some adult beverages and help destroy local businesses. As I quickly weaved around an Easter display, I heard: “Mr. Murphy!” It was a student from my school. Not one of my students. I didn’t even know his name. But he quite obviously knew mine. He wanted his mom to
What Betsy DeVos’s Emphasis on ‘Choice’ Means for School Segregation | The Nation : What Betsy DeVos’s Emphasis on ‘Choice’ Means for School Segregation The education secretary’s policies stand to make divisions in our schools and neighborhoods worse, not better. When questioned on her commitment to principles of diversity and equality in public education, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos keeps re
Chester Finn Jr. Calls for an End to Teacher Tenure | Diane Ravitch's blog : Chester Finn Jr. Calls for an End to Teacher Tenure In this post , Chester (Checker) Finn Jr. questions the need for teacher tenure. Getting rid of tenure, he says, will save money, as it has in higher education, where money is lavished on administrators’ salaries and facilities, but not faculty (except for the Big Names
Boston Charter School Teacher Named ‘National Teacher Of The Year’ « CBS Boston : Boston Charter School Teacher Named ‘National Teacher Of The Year’ BOSTON (CBS/AP) – The 2017 “National Teacher of the Year’ award has gone to a public charter school teacher in Dorchester. Sydney Chaffee of the Codman Academy Charter Public School is the first National Teacher of the Year from Massachusetts since t
Betsy DeVos Is Visiting A Public School This Week With One Of Her Famous Foes | The Huffington Post : Betsy DeVos Is Visiting A Public School This Week With One Of Her Famous Foes She and Randi Weingarten will be setting aside their differences on a trip to Ohio. When President Donald Trump first nominated Betsy DeVos for U.S. secretary of education in November, labor leader Randi Weingarten did
Majority of Californians polled favor vouchers for private schools | EdSource : Majority of Californians polled favor vouchers for private schools Rejecting President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, Californians overwhelmingly said in a poll released Wednesday that they favor designating their school districts “sanctuary safe zones” to protect undocumented students and their families from f
NAACP to Hold New York City Hearing on Issues Surrounding Quality Education : NAACP TO HOLD NEW YORK CITY HEARING ON CHARTER SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ISSUES SURROUNDING QUALITY EDUCATION *New York—The NAACP’s Task Force on Quality Education will hold a hearing in New York, Thursday, April 27, at Harlem Hospital Center & Pavilion in the Herbert G. Cave Auditorium, second Floor, 506 Lenox Avenue
Minnesota proceeds with caution — and questions — as it complies with federal education law under DeVos | MinnPost : Minnesota proceeds with caution — and questions — as it complies with federal education law under DeVos A little over a year ago, Barack Obama signed into law the biggest K-12 education reform in over a decade: the Every Student Succeeds Act, a product of years-long compromise in C
Will the Supreme Court give a big boost to the Trump-DeVos ‘school choice’ agenda? - The Washington Post : Will the Supreme Court give a big boost to the Trump-DeVos ‘school choice’ agenda? Will the Supreme Court boost the Trump-DeVos “school choice” agenda? It just may. The court on Wednesday heard a case called Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley . It involves a Lutheran church in Mis
How the right-wing Koch and DeVos families are funding hate speech on college campuses across the US : How the right-wing Koch and DeVos families are funding hate speech on college campuses across the US On March 2, eugenicist Charles Murray attempted to give a lecture at Middlebury College in Vermont, with little success. Protesters shouted him down and he was sequestered in another room to answ
CURMUDGUCATION: Are Charters a Rural Solution : Are Charters a Rural Solution In a piece that has circulated a bit, Karen Eppley, an associate professor of curriculum and instruction at Pennsylvania State University suggests that charter schools might be the solution to many rural education problems. While the article is not as gung-ho about charters as the title suggests (I know-- writers rarely
Education Law Prof Blog : Nevada Pushing Work Around for the Voucher Program Declared Unconstitutional Last Year; David Sciarra Calls It a Trojan Horse Last year, advocates for public education in Nevada secured a majority victory. The Nevada Supreme Court found that the state's voucher program violated the state constitution's provisions for supporting public education. The program funded vouche
Early Signs Betsy DeVos Will Not Support Civil Rights : Early Signs Betsy DeVos Will Not Support Civil Rights It was just an Easter egg roll. But it seemed like an occasion that could give the Trump White House an easy opportunity to show racial inclusiveness. But as the Daily News reports, when the White House staged its first annual Easter Egg Roll, it forgot to invite local school children. Ne
NEA’s charter school policy statement. | Fred Klonsky : NEA’s charter school policy statement. The NEA’s charter school taskforce policy statement will be discussed at an upcoming NEA Board of Directors meeting. Charter School Policy Statement As Recommended by the Charter Taskforce to the NEA Board of Directors Introduction Charter schools were initially promoted by educators who sought to innov
In Ohio a School Voucher Expansion Has Been Introduced in the Legislature. What Does It Mean? | janresseger : In Ohio a School Voucher Expansion Has Been Introduced in the Legislature. What Does It Mean? In Ohio, where privatization has been expanding since the 1990s—with five kinds of school vouchers plus a large and unregulated charter school sector—Kevin Huffman, a state senator from Lima has
Erik Prince acted as Trump envoy in Russian meetings: report | MSNBC : Oh Brother Betsy DeVos 's Blackwater Brother Erik Prince acted as Trump envoy in Russian meetings
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Billionaire hedge-fund fraud and charter school patron gave $1M to Trump inaug : Billionaire hedge-fund fraud and charter school patron gave $1M to Trump inaug Steven Cohen, chairman and CEO of Point72 Asset Management, big Trump donor. Scandal-ridden billionaire hedge-funder and charter-school bank-roller Steven A. Cohen is back in the news again. Turns out Co
Union leader sees Ohio school visit with Betsy DeVos as a lesson for U.S. education secretary - The Washington Post : Union leader sees Ohio school visit with Betsy DeVos as a lesson for U.S. education secretary This should be interesting. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten says she views her Ohio school visit alongside Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday as a less
Teachers Practice MicroPolitics* | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice : Teachers Practice MicroPolitics* Besides managing a classroom of 20 to 30 or more students, besides teaching lessons every day, teachers also practice politics. Arguing that superintendents and principals, in addition to their managerial and instructional roles, are political in leading districts and schools
Stacking the Deck? : Stacking the Deck? “ Moreover, ‘lower achieving students’ is not a protected class. ” -Brian Bauer, GHCHS This week, Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS) will attempt to win its sixth national Academic Decathlon championship in seven years. If this were a high school sports team instead of an academic one, the improbability of this accomplishment would probably be more o
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 4/19/17 Featured Post Louisiana families must give up special education rights for school vouchers | The Lens Teaching with Conscience in an Imperfect World | Teachers College Press 6 by