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My First NPE Conference Revisited
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By Thomas Ultican 10/2/2023 I traveled from San Diego to Chicago’s famous
Drake Hotel for the Network for Public Education (NPE) conference in 2015.
Karen ...
1 hour ago
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When Media Misinformation Becomes Conservative Education Legislation Over-Reach: Reading Proficiency Edition
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What happens when years of media misinformation become a powerful talking
point for extreme conservative advocacy groups and extreme conservative
elected o...
5 hours ago
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October 12, 2023 SBE Screening Committee Notice, CPAG
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The purpose of this meeting is to conduct a paper screen of candidate
applications and select candidates to interview for possible appointment to
the Calif...
5 hours ago
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Diane Ravitch's Blog: Heather Cox Richardson: The Lies Embedded in Florida’s Social Studies Curriculum
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Diane Ravitch's Blog: Heather Cox Richardson: The Lies Embedded in
Florida’s Social Studies Curriculum
Heather Cox Richardson, a historian, analyzed the c...
7 hours ago
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, Arlington Virginia, September 29, 2023
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“Today is not about anyone up here on this stage…. It’s about something
much larger than all of us. It’s about our democracy. It’s about our
republic…...
7 hours ago
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THE BANALITY OF EVIL: TRUMP'S FOLLOWERS AND THE DANGERS OF BLIND OBEDIENCE
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*THE BANALITY OF EVIL: TRUMP'S FOLLOWERS AND THE DANGERS OF BLIND OBEDIENCE*
As we reflect on the events of January 6th, it's easy to label Trump's
follo...
8 hours ago
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Steve Hinnefeld: What Happens When Charter Schools Close
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Indiana blogger Steve Hinnefeld reviews the damage left behind when charter
schools close, often mid-year. The possibility of a sudden closing is an
unadve...
10 hours ago
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"Toss Up The Chips And See Where They Land"
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The midlife crisis is no doubt different for everyone, but at some level,
it comes down to people of a certain age looking around and asking
themselves...
10 hours ago
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Should Bonesaw Jesus execute Gen. Milley -- and other questions for Gary Clark, part 2
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Is Lakeland's self-appointed veterans/military czar "pissed off" that
Democrats helped a few Republicans overcome U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin's vote
to shut d...
13 hours ago
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Ed Tech Digest
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Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog
of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post
where...
19 hours ago
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PA: One Moms For Liberty Alternative--Grandmas for Love
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Shirley Hershey Showalter's has certainly had a journey, and right now that
journey has led her to help lead a group set up to counteract the influence
of ...
1 day ago
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Whatever Happened to School Lunches?
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Hard to believe that school hot lunches began in some urban districts in
the 1890s. Federal and state subsidies over the decade expanded the school
lunch p...
1 day ago
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Johanna Garcia on the long, hard struggle for smaller classes
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I interviewed Johanna Garcia, chief of staff to Sen. Robert Jackson and
co-chair of the Class Size Working Group, on my podcast, Talk out of
School. She...
1 day ago
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Are We Replaceable? The UAW and Writer Strikes and Technology: Lesson for Teacher Unions
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For the last half century unions have been under attack and the numbers of
non-government workers in unions has steadily declined, today only 6% of
non-gov...
1 day ago
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Letter from France. The French defense industry seeks an expanded position in the Ukraine military marketplace.
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My Crohn’s flare has retreated and I’m feeling pretty good today. Thanks
for all the messages wishing me well. Tomorrow we fly back to JFK and then
sweet h...
1 day ago
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How to Improve Public Schools: Expanded Homerooms
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“Homeroom” for most high school students is the equivalent of the starting
blocks in a track meet. They touch base, listen to (or maybe ignore)
morning ann...
2 days ago
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NIH study suggests measurement bias in common child behavior assessment tool
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*Researchers identify less biased questions that could reliably capture
childhood behavior problems.*
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2 days ago
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The Hidden Bias Against Male Teachers
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Male teachers are not seen as teachers first and foremost. We’re the
enforcers of school rules. And it’s driving so many of us from the field or
discouragi...
2 days ago
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Grassroots Education Network- September 2023 Newsletter
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The NPE Grassroots Education Network is a nationwide network of over 195
grassroots organizations that have joined together to preserve, promote,
improve...
2 days ago
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Thinking Ought to Trump Believing
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“Believing is a disposition. We could tire ourselves out thinking, if we
put our minds to it, but believing takes no toll.” ― Willard Van Orman
Quine Mor...
3 days ago
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Alexandria Ocasio Cortez - Solidarity Is the Strategy. UAW
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AOC Speaks at UAW Strike Rally Solidarity IS the strategy
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Items of Note
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Update: Here's the info for the candidate forum; thanks to a great reader.
*A consortium of education nonprofits is proud to announce a public,
communit...
4 days ago
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How the attacks on small class size don’t add up
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September 28, 2023 I wanted to share with you my piece in Monday’s
Washington Post, written in response to Michael Bloomberg’s attacks against
the new clas...
4 days ago
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Protecting Public Education to Protect Democracy: A Challenge for Our Times
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I find myself struggling these days to understand how those of us who prize
our U.S. system of public education seem to have lost the narrative. As I
liste...
4 days ago
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Keep your nose on
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Advice from my mother, “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.”
FEEDING THE ECONOMY We’ve been told that to keep society running smoothly,
people shou...
5 days ago
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How PICTURE Books Help TEACH Comprehension and Phonics!
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When he looks at the pictures, he’ll get so excited he’ll want to draw one
of his own. He’ll ask for paper and crayons. ~Laura Joffe Numeroff,
illustrat...
5 days ago
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What Tenure-Track Professors at UF May Expect
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The NYTimes has an extensive piece on Ron DeSantis's choice for president
of Florida's flagship public university, and there's lots to consider,
particul...
5 days ago
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Will KIPP NYC Be Disqualified (Again) From U.S. News & World Report Best High School Rankings?
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There is exactly one KIPP high school in New York City. KIPP NYC College
Prep High School was started in 2009 to serve students graduating from KIPP
middle...
1 week ago
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My Restroom Humiliation
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Last week, I was humilated in front of my students by an administrator for
needing to use the bathroom. It was awful. This year is my 22nd teaching
public ...
1 week ago
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September’s (2023) Useful Parent Engagement Resources – Part One
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The #EL Family Toolkit consists of 6 chapters and each chapter includes an
overview, family and student rights, questions to ask schools, tips, and
#resour...
2 weeks ago
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How Deep Canvass Conversations Can Transform America
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Here at People’s Action Institute, we feel the way Jill Murphy, a Michigan
schoolteacher who is now a full-time organizer for one of our affiliates,
felt w...
2 weeks ago
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Florida’s New College Entrance Exam: Is CLT A Trojan Horse for Ideological Indoctrination?
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The education community is buzzing about Florida’s new Classic Learning
Test (CLT) college entrance exam, a significant departure from traditional
standard...
2 weeks ago
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9/12
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I did not want to write about 9/11 on 9/11. I was in Christopher Columbus
High School. Teaching Math. My AP showed me the news, but I assumed that it
was a...
2 weeks ago
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Left of Black S13 · E20 | Left of Black | Dr. Kimberly Mack & Groundbreaking Black Rock Band Living Colour's Album 'Time's Up'
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In 1988, the world was introduced to the groundbreaking Black rock band, *Living
Colour*, with their debut record, *Vivid*, which dominated the charts and...
2 weeks ago
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Abolish School Supply Lists, Too
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My son and I ran over to a super convenience store (you’ll know which one)
to do some last-minute grocery shopping when we happened upon ...
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3 weeks ago
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The Worst Medical School In The United States
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Deciding which medical school to attend is one of the most important
decisions a future doctor can make. While there are...
The post The Worst Medical Sc...
3 weeks ago
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Multiple acting Oscars in one picture
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Not necessarily for that picture.
I can think of two pictures in which the actors appearing during their
careers won a total of 8 Oscars
*Bad Day at Bla...
3 weeks ago
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POSTPONED: Florida’s Impact on Social Studies
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POSTPONED: discussion with Florida and DC educators and advocates on the
impact of Florida's new laws
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3 weeks ago
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Teacher Shortage, or Good Job Shortage?
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We have long heard the statement that 3 out of every 5 new teachers will
leave the profession in the first five years. However, it seems that the
survey on...
4 weeks ago
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Jacksonville Van Winkle
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Saturday, a violent racist young white man decided that it was time for him
to murder Black people for being Black. I do not apologize if that’s too
blunt ...
5 weeks ago
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Rethinking the time spent at school: Could flexibility improve engagement and performance for students and teachers?
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Is it possible to reduce the time students spend in classrooms and schools?
Would such a reduction be better for learning and retaining teachers? How
shoul...
1 month ago
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WHY IS ‘WOKE’ DANGEROUS?
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July 4, 2023: First and foremost, a “woke” populus scares the stuffing out
of grifter politicians. Imagine trying to convince people to ignore facts
and bu...
2 months ago
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Lying Liars of the NYC DOE
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The APPR travails continue.
When last I blogged I shared how my principal, XXXXXXXX XXXXX of PS XXX did
an end run around me. I was refused to be obser...
2 months ago
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Got Standards?
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When I was teaching I noticed that new standards, objectives, goals, and
buzzwords, goals, objectives and standards got rolled out every few years
or so, o...
2 months ago
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Announcing The 2023 Black Education Matters Award Winners—Meet The Young Changemakers Challenging Educational Injustice!
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We are excited to announce the 2023 Black Education Matters Award winners:
Marta Sisay and Joyin Akinola. These two exceptional young people have done
extr...
3 months ago
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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...
3 months ago
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What Is The Most Important Subject In School? A Comprehensive Analysis
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Education is a crucial aspect of our lives, and the subjects we learn in
school shape our...
3 months ago
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Let’s talk about Dana Kriznar
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There is a good chance she will be DCPS’s interim super come June 2nd, for
at least six months, and because the superintendent job will be so
unattractiv...
4 months ago
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Learning to Teach the Middle East, Palestine, and Sabra and Shatila
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by Paul Horton “Mr. Whorton, we cannot understand a wurd you sayin! You
talk waaay tooo fas and you use words that are too big! You talk about
places we ne...
4 months ago
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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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5 months ago
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All My New Writing is on Substack
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Come check it out . . . samchaltain.substack.com
7 months ago
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Louisiana legislates student protections from digital device health risks: 4th state to create health and safety guidelines for schools
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by Cindy Eckard www.screensandkids.us @screensandkids on Twitter Children
using digital devices are at risk for several impacts to their health,
especially...
7 months ago
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1825
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The wife of President John Quincy Adams.
As early as 1744, Ben Franklin had worried that wood as a fuel for heating
and cooking was becoming scarce ...
7 months ago
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What ever happend to John Deasy, the Man From Gates?
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* Here's an update on Deasy from 2020*
By Thomas Ultican 7/29/2020
April 21, the Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) board accepted John
Deasy’s let...
7 months ago
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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, ...
8 months ago
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Tell Me Again What The Democratic Party Actually Is?
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Well mostly, it’s a collection of folks striving to see that the Party
winds up looking like what they envision…
10 months ago
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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...
10 months ago
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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 ...
1 year ago
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Tennis Memories from a Time When Racism and Anti-Semitism Still Prevailed
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I learned tennis at a public park in Brooklyn- Lincoln Terrace- where the
teaching pro was a mailman named Phil Rubell. Almost all the kids who took
lesson...
1 year ago
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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...
1 year ago
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Reason #1 to pick Dr. Grace over Mr. Walters: The future we’ve already seen
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In 2014, Oklahoma voters corrected the mistake we made in 2010. In 2022,
let’s not make the mistake in the first place. Elect Dr. April Grace
instead. She ...
1 year ago
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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. ...
1 year ago
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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...
1 year ago
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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...
1 year ago
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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...
1 year ago
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Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help.
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[image: Two students walk by a Philadelphia school building.] Aging
infrastructure has been an issue for Philadelphia schools for years. A new
interactive...
1 year ago
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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.
1 year ago
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What can we learn by modeling existing variations in school spending and outcomes? (Reprise)
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There are those in the ed reform world who would tell us that existing
public schools and districts are simply inefficient in their use of
existing funding...
1 year ago
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STREET LIFE
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My mom told me, “You should treat all people equally, but don’t bring a
“colored” into the house.” I believed …
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1 year ago
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Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover
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*“Green Dot came and made it into more of a jail.” — Chris*
My history of opposing the Green Dot Charter School Corporation back when I
was an activist i...
1 year ago
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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...
1 year ago
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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...
1 year ago
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The Howlers of History and How We Must Reclaim the Narrative
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“There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is
proof against all judgments and which cannot fail to keep a man in
everlasting ignor...
1 year ago
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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...
1 year ago
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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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1 year ago
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I’ve moved.
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I’m on Substack now. Five bucks a month to subscribe.
2 years ago
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On Remote Teaching and Learning In an Ongoing Pandemic
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Some recent stories I've been thinking about (all emphases mine). Tennessee:
Gov. Bill Lee’s administration is getting pushback in Memphis on new
Tenness...
2 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are
being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined
to win...
2 years ago
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Milwaukee Bradley Foundation at Center of Attacks on U.S. Voting Rights
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The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy are
being promoted by rich and powerful conservative groups that are determined
to win...
2 years ago
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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...
2 years ago
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Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade association
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Original post at Robert’s page on Medium. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, I got
my second big win in court against a charter school corporation. It was
also a ...
2 years ago
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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...
2 years ago
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CEJ’s Virtual Mayoral Candidate Forum; Racial Justice in Public Schools
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On Thursday, February 18th, over 1,000 students, parents, educators,
community members, and activists alike, joined CEJ to hear the mayoral
candidates’ vis...
2 years ago
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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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2 years ago
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Pandemic Teaching – What’s up?
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Responding to the call from Pocketful of Primary to answer questions about
how teaching during the pandemic is going.
2 years ago
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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...
2 years ago
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New Teacher Evaluation Report Released by the Network for Public Education
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A new report on current teacher evaluation systems throughout the US was
just released by the Network for Public Education. The report is titled,
“Teachers...
2 years ago
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www.job-applications.com
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https://www.job-applications.com/bed-bath-and-beyond-job-application/
2 years ago
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Teacher Creates National Database Tracking COVID-19 Outbreaks in Schools
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Kansas educator Alisha Morris's online coronavirus news-tracker goes viral,
now hosted on a new NEA website.
3 years ago
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School Year 2020-21: We Are Asking the Wrong Questions
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It is perfectly understandable that many in our country want public school
buildings to be open for in person instruction this year. Among the many
hardshi...
3 years ago
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Correction for July 10th Post on School District Audit
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On July 10, 2020 we published a post “School District Caught Manipulating
Attendance Records to Get More Money” which incorrectly cited Valley Park
School ...
3 years ago
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We fight for a democracy worthy of us all!
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The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen GarcÃa
in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and
it’s up...
3 years ago
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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...
3 years ago
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Giving Private Schools Federal Emergency Funds Slated for Low-income Students Will Shortchange At-risk Kids
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Low-income Seattle students began to pick up bagged lunches in March after
their school closed. Karen Ducey/Getty Images Derek W. Black, University of
Sout...
3 years ago
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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...
3 years ago
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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...
3 years ago
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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...
3 years ago
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What are You Going to Do when Disaster Capitalism Knocks on the Public-School Door?
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“Schools will be closed until at least April 20, after the upcoming spring
break, but could stay closed for significantly longer, Mr. de Blasio said.”
Whe...
3 years ago
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Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin
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All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD
school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.
3 years ago
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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...
3 years ago
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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...
3 years ago
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Glasgow High School In Middle Of Scandal With Fake IEP Meetings & Loss Of Funding
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The quickest way to lose special education funding is to lie about holding
IEP meetings. Such is the case with Glasgow High School in the Christina
School...
3 years ago
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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...
4 years ago
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What Cory Booker isn’t telling us about the Newark water crisis.
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BY GUY STERLING Guy Sterling, a longtime resident of Newark and a member of
the Newark Water Group, spent almost 30 years as reporter with The
Star-Ledger ...
4 years ago
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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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4 years ago
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JerseyCAN Can't Hide From Opioids Crisis Billionaire Founder
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[image: Image result for jerseycan]
NJ Spotlight needs to stop giving space to billionaire-backed corporate
reform groups like JerseyCAN. JerseyCAN does n...
4 years ago
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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...
4 years ago
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This Week in Education Organizing - February 15, 2019
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Coalition for Education Justice to Release Report on CRE
Eighty-five percent of public school students in New York City are Black,
Latinx, or Asian and y...
4 years ago
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Black Lives Matter at Schools National week of Action: Feb 4 - Feb 8
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Join the National Week of Actions for Black Lives Matter at Schools.
Starting Monday, February 4th educators in cities across the country will
draw closer...
4 years ago
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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...
4 years ago
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13 Things I Learned While Blogging for Education Week
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This is the 500th blog I've written as the Teacher in a Strange Land, for
Education Week Teacher. As it turns out, it's also my final blog for
EdWeek. Here...
5 years ago
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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...
5 years ago
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New York Times piece on '68 Democratic Convention Protest
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‘The Whole World Is Watching’: The 1968 Democratic Convention, 50 Years
Later
On Aug. 28, 1968, violent clashes in Chicago between demonstrators and the
...
5 years ago
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My Letter to the NYS Board of Regents and Commissioner Elia Regarding ESSA Opt Out Provisions
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commissioner@nysed.gov Regent.cashin@nysed.gov ESSARegComment@nysed.gov
Regent.Rosa@nysed.gov Regent.Reyes@nysed.gov Regent.Chin@nysed.gov
Regent.Young@n...
5 years ago
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Corruption on Top of Corruption: How Rahm’s Response to Sexual Abuse of Students Reveals His Core Function
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Rahm Emanuel’s response to the Chicago Tribune investigation that found CPS
failed to protect hundreds of students from sexual abuse is cowardly. It
is co...
5 years ago
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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...
5 years ago
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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...
5 years ago
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Why Poetry? Why Now? – a poem from Linda Christensen and an invitation
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My dear friend Dr. James Avington Miller Jr. sent me a phenomenal book on
poetry called Rhythm and Resistance – Teaching Poetry for Social Justice.
Here is...
5 years ago
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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...
5 years ago
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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...
5 years ago
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Chicago Collegiate Charter School Must STOP Expansion Plans
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So I did a little digging into Chicago Collegiate Charter Schools, the
tiny school looking to expand into the empty Kohn Elementary School
building. A sch...
5 years ago
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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 ...
5 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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Education reform should come from within by Wendy Lecker
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In her latest Stamford Advocate commentary piece, education advocate Wendy
Lecker observes, Education reform should come from within. Wendy Lecker
write...
6 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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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 ...
6 years ago
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CANCER IS BACK AND THIS TIME IT HURTS RIGHT OFF THE BAT!
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APRIL IS STILL POETRY MONTH AND LIBRARY MONTH. MANY WONDERFUL THINGS TO
CELEBRATE.
But in the middle of the month I received some bad news about my ca...
6 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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IBO REPORT: NYC Charter School Costs To Grow More Than Budgeted!
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*New York City Charter School Costs To Grow More Than Budgeted!*
Although the preliminary budget forecast of charter school enrollment is
lower than project...
6 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of Humane District Themes
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It has been a tumultuous few years in the South Brunswick community,
specifically the South Brunswick School District. All you have to do is
google the dis...
6 years ago
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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...
6 years ago
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Prison Gerrymandering: Incarceration Weakens Vulnerable Voting Communities
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One person equals one vote: seems simple enough. Unfortunately, that hasn’t
worked out for many Americans throughout history, specifically women and
peop...
7 years ago
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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...
7 years ago
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Tweets by sharonoak
7 years ago
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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...
7 years ago
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WHY SCHOOL START TIMES PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN KIDS’ SUCCESS
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Teens are severely sleep-deprived. This needs to change. Rebecca Klein
Editor, HuffPost Education| https://t.co/zInVJoy29W evgenyatamanenko via
Getty Image...
7 years ago
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Feminism-in-Schools Featured at First International Girls’ Studies Association Conference
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Leaders in the feminism-in-schools movement recently made history at the
inaugural International Girls’ Studies Association (IGSA) conference when
we were ...
7 years ago
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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...
7 years ago
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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...
7 years ago
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GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat
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*GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat*
*SAVE-THE-DATEMarch 8-10, 2019 • Provincetown, MA*
The GLSEN Massachusetts Educator Retreat in Provincetown is a s...
8 years ago
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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...
8 years ago
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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...
8 years ago
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Joanne Barkan: One of my favorite writers on #EdReform…
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I’ve been going through some of my Twitter “favorites” and retweeting them.
I thought I would pass on to you some information about one of my favorite
writ...
8 years ago
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Pay Teachers Less to Improve School Efficiency - hmmm!
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As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I
regularly visit, I came...
9 years ago
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Kimberly Olson, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005
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Kimberly D. Olson, Colonel, USAF (retired), is currently the Executive
Director of *Grace After Fire*, an online social support network for women
veteran...
12 years ago
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