On Fascism, from Rick Ayers
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There’s a lot of talk about fascism now, the fascist core of the far right
which is currently led by Trump but which has a long, deep history. We
wonder: i...
Jimmy Kimmel Presents Trump in his Own Words
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This is a great bit by Jimmy Kimmel. He lets Trump speak for himself. He
asks that viewers send it to their Republican friends. I will but they
won’t watch...
Some Reformsters Just Won't Let It Go
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A few weeks ago, Kevin Huffman was in the pages of the Washington Post,
bemoaning the lack of education discussion during the Presidential campaign
and o...
MEMES THAT MADE ME LAUGH TODAY 11-2
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*MEMES THAT MADE ME LAUGH TODAY 11-2*
*Big Education Ape: LIARS ARE GOING TO LIE - FACT CHECK ELECTION
CLAIMS https...
“Project 1897”
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Much has been written about “Project 2025,” supposedly a blueprint for a
second Trump Presidency. I have learned that candidate Trump had nothing
to do wi...
Terrified, Outraged, Exhausted
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A few weeks back, I wrote a blog about my fascination with a Michigan Women
for Harris Facebook page—a community now numbering upwards of 85,000—and
how th...
Joy is the Purpose Behind Learning
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One of the big ideas behind play-based learning is that humans, and young
children in particular, are learning all the time.
When an infant lies in its...
Teacher as Classroom Politician
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Besides managing a classroom of 20 to 30 or more students while teaching
content and skills every day, teachers have to be practicing politicians.
For deca...
I just got polled
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First time in my life — I am 78 and have been a registered voter since I
was 21 (no 26th Amendment when I was young). I have been registered and
voted...
Privatized Schools Will End Democracy
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By Thomas Ultican 10/30/2024 America’s founders believed in a need to
educate the populace, especially second and third presidents, John Adams
and Thomas J...
What to do when Trump is elected next month
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I fear that Trump is probably going to be elected president again on
November 5.b Why? Because he is the most effective and gifted demagogue and
conman I h...
You, Too, Can Cancel Your WaPo Subscription
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This morning I was still shaking with a little bit of rage (even after 4
days) for the *Washington Post's* failure to endorse Kamala Harris in the
most i...
October’s Parent Engagement Resources
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"We need dads to make a difference not just in school, but in our
societies." – parenting coach Dion Chavis @NimahGobir 3 Strategies for
Encouraging Dads’ ...
Poem: cemetery hill (joy in black & white)
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i am riding lapson my bicyclea bright saturday morningjust a few days
before halloween i turn onto cemetery hilland see an older black manpausing
beside hi...
Try Substack?
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Seems like the popular new thing. Here’s my first try – it’s about
yesterday’s UFT Retired Teachers Chapter meeting – first ever not run by
Unity. (Spoiler...
The Voting Issue; November 2024
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If atheism is a lack of “faith”, then politics is its nonsecular form.
Spend your vote as you want to…
The post The Voting Issue; November 2024 first app...
OK Supt. Solicits for… Trump Bibles (??)
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Oklahoma superintendent Ryan Walters supports putting a Trump bible in
every Oklahoma classroom and then some. The October 04, 2024, Advocate
reports that ...
Number 18 — A barely-hanging-on Blogoversary
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Blogoversary #18 SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 I started this blog while I was still
teaching, in 2006. I had just begun my 31st year as an educator. Just like
in pre...
Student "Growth" Measures Are STILL Biased
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This caught my attention:
New Jersey school districts may soon be evaluated differently, *with a
greater emphasis on student growth* as compared to stud...
Time to Rein in Vouchers
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Universal voucher programs have, in many states led to substantial budget
stress (Baker, 2024;[1] Hager, 2024). Initial cost estimates in Florida
were that...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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]
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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...
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
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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...
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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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...
US Corporations Are Micromanaging Curricula to Miseducate Students
Over the past year, the Trump administration’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) educational program garnered $300 million in pledges from big tech companies. Implicit in this push is the commonly accepted though questionable notion that millions of cutting-edge STEM jobs await US workers but go unfilled because public schools have failed to prepare students for them. The STEM bandwagon rolls on at the expense of social studies, art, history and literature — all deemed “irrelevant” to career success and to education as a commodity — while promoting often biased and inaccurate corporate curricula.
Open inquiry scarcely figures in corporate-funded curricula, according to Gerald Coles’s recently published book, Miseducating for the Global Economy. Coles points to materials developed by the Bill of Rights Institute (an organization created by the billionaire Koch brothers) as an example of the ideological distortions present in corporate-funded educational materials. For example, the curriculum developed by the institute teaches students that “the Occupy movement violated the rights of others.”
Though Occupy protested abuses of the richest 1 percent, the Bill of Rights Institute curriculum is not concerned with this. Instead, according to Coles, it asks whether the police crackdown on Occupy was justified — and answers “yes,” because the New York Occupy demonstrators had purportedly damaged both the park and adjacent neighborhood. Somehow this was construed as a First Amendment violation and “consequently the government had a right to inflict pain (with pepper spray, for example) on the Bill of Rights abusers.” Occupy protesters in CONTINUE READING: US Corporations Are Micromanaging Curricula to Miseducate Students
Major charter organization says it will sit out March primary for L.A. school board seat - Los Angeles Times Major charter organization says it will sit out March primary for L.A. school board seat Recent races for the Los Angeles Board of Education have been the most expensive school board contests in the nation’s history — and charter school supporters spent millions more than anyone else. But
NAACP is supporting union call for charter cap in California | Cloaking Inequity NAACP IS SUPPORTING UNION CALL FOR CHARTER CAP IN CALIFORNIA Glad to announce that the California NAACP is supporting United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) call for charter cap in California. Please Facebook Like, Tweet, etc below and/or reblog to share this discussion with others. Check out and follow my You
CURMUDGUCATION: Why Teachers Don't Use The Software Their Districts Paid For Why Teachers Don't Use The Software Their Districts Paid For Ryan Baker (University of Pennsylvania's Center for Learning Analytics) unleashed a small surprise last month with a report indicating that the vast amount of software licenses purchased by school districts are simply never used . There are points on which we m
A teacher makes 2019 education predictions — some he 'desperately’ hopes won’t come true - The Washington Post A teacher makes 2019 education predictions — some he 'desperately’ hopes won’t come true This is the eighth year that I am publishing veteran teacher Larry Ferlazzo’s education predictions for the coming year — and, frankly, some of them are bold, if not scary. (You can see his predictio
What's At Stake in the LA Teachers Union Standoff - LA Progressive What’s At Stake in the LA Teachers Union Standoff F ar more is at stake in Los Angeles than a traditional contract struggle in the stand-off between United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) and LAUSD. What even conscientious followers of media outlets likely don’t know is the reforms LAUSD has demanded in Los Angeles schools are base
NYC Public School Parents: Highlights of 2018 in books, education policy and political activism Highlights of 2018 in books, education policy and political activism Here is my collection of bests from 2018 – in books, education policy, and politics. This is far from an exhaustive or authoritative list but merely one from my perspective, sitting here in NYC and glimpsing encouraging and even inspi
2018 Top Ten: Medley #25 – Live Long and Prosper 2018 Top Ten: Medley #25 We’re coming to the end of another calendar year so it’s time for resolutions and “best of” lists. Here’s the list of this blog’s Top Ten Posts of the Year according to the number of hits each one received. #10, MARCH 29 What’s Bugging Me Today: Testing Ignorance – RTFM The Children’s Defense Fund released a report which re
Goliath Responds: I Am Not Goliath! | Diane Ravitch's blog Goliath Responds: I Am Not Goliath! On December 23, I posted an email exchange I had with Mike Petrilli of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute , in which we disagreed about who was the Goliath and who was the David in the field of education. Mike objected to my characterization of the billionaire-supported “Reform” movement as the Goliaths of
A Gadfly’s Dozen: Top 13 Education Articles of 2018 (By Me) | gadflyonthewallblog A Gadfly’s Dozen: Top 13 Education Articles of 2018 (By Me) I’m not going to mince words. This year, 2018, has been a monster. We’ve been fighting the dumbest and most corrupt President of our lives – Donald Trump. And we’ve been making progress . Thanks to the midterm election blue wave in the U.S. House, Trump wil
Certain Students Not Encouraged to Apply to Charter Schools | Education News | US News Tailoring the Charter School Population Students with behavior problems, low achievement or special needs are sometimes not encouraged to apply to charter schools. CHARTER SCHOOLS AND public schools of choice – those in school districts that allow students to choose from any number of schools instead of zoning
SPOTLIGHT BLOG OF THE WEEK: JAN RESSEGER BLOG ( janresseger.wordpress.com ) DEC 14 What If Policymakers Stopped Condemning Poor People and Considered their Real Needs and Circumstances? by janresseger / 12d Merry Christmas and Good Wishes for the Season! This blog will take a holiday break. Look for a new post early in the new year. In 2012, Mike Rose published Back to School: Why Everyone Deserv
Winter solstice: Why pagans celebrate the shortest day of the year (a day late) BIG EDUCATION APE WILL BE OFF FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS HAPPY SOLSTICE EVERYONE Winter solstice: Why pagans celebrate the shortest day of the year (a day late) The December solstice happens at the same instant for everyone, everywhere on Earth – and this year the winter solstice occurs on Frid
DeVos' Solution to Mass School Shootings? Scrap the Rules Designed to End Discrimination Against Students of Color DeVos' Solution to Mass School Shootings? Scrap the Rules Designed to End Discrimination Against Students of Color "The Trump administration's response to school shootings is to make it easier (again) to suspend black kids." Update: The highly anticipated Final Report (pdf) from the
The 'dirty secret' about educational innovation - The Hechinger Report The ‘dirty secret’ about educational innovation A 2018 federal report found that only 18 percent of the innovations funded by the Education Department lifted student achievement As part of the federal recovery effort to boost the economy after the 2008 recession, the U.S. Education Department suddenly had a big pot of money to
Disability Advocates Concerned By Plan To Axe School Discipline Guidance - Disability Scoop Disability Advocates Concerned By Plan To Axe School Discipline Guidance A Trump administration school safety commission is recommending that federal officials rescind Obama-era guidance aimed at ensuring that minorities and students with disabilities aren’t unfairly disciplined. In a 180-page report relea
College Options for High School Grads with Low or Modest GPAs | deutsch29 College Options for High School Grads with Low or Modest GPAs In May 2018, Anna Wulick of ACT’s PrepScholar blog posted this informative entry for high school graduates who wish to attend four-year college but who have less-than-impressive GPAs. For those high school grads whose GPAs are really low (like, “I walked the D-av
Why Change is Often Confused with Reform: The Multi-layered Curriculum | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice Why Change is Often Confused with Reform: The Multi-layered Curriculum I published this post in 2012. I have updated both text and references. After extensive deliberation and committee meetings, state and district officials publish curricular frameworks and courses of stud
CURMUDGUCATION: OK: Another Rich Amateur Assault On Education. OK: Another Rich Amateur Assault On Education. Hechinger Report elevated my blood pressure with a story that is a near-perfect microcosm of the state of public education and, really, democracy in 2018. Looks like a fun guy. Paul Campbell is a successful business guy . He put in over a decade with Rolls-Royce in Indiana, rising to the
‘Choice’ has become an excuse for charter and voucher schools to discriminate | Alternet ‘Choice’ has become an excuse for charter and voucher schools to discriminate The evidence mounts: Not all families have equal access to the education opportunities advocated by Betsy DeVos. When prominent advocates for “school choice,” such as U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, talk about how a market-
The #RedforEd Wave Is Likely to Build, Not Subside, in 2019 - Progressive.org The #RedforEd Wave Is Likely to Build, Not Subside, in 2019 Teachers unions are poised to strike across the country. Earlier this year, #RedforEd campaigns took off around the country, from West Virginia to Oklahoma and points in between. Teachers and support staff, even in notoriously anti-labor states like Arizona, wa
Audit scolds Sac City Unified over $30 million deficit | The Sacramento Bee Audit blasts Sac City Unified for budget mismanagement, warns of possible state takeover The financial clock is winding down for the Sacramento City Unified School District. An independent fiscal manager warned late Thursday that if the district fails to plug a $30 million budget hole, it could trigger a takeover by the s
Tennessee US Sen. Lamar Alexander will not seek re-election in 2020 US Sen. Lamar Alexander will not seek re-election in 2020 After roughly a quarter century in elected office, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander will retire. The former Republican governor, who has served in the Senate since first being elected in 2002, said Monday that he will not seek a fourth term in the upper chamber. “I will not be a
2019 Brings Exciting News and a Big Agenda for NPE - Network For Public Education 2019 Brings Exciting News and a Big Agenda for NPE Happy holidays from the Network for Public Education! We are pleased to announce that in January, we will expand our Board of Directors and our staff. Beginning February 1, Marla Kilfoyle , the former Executive Director of the BATS will join NPE as our Grassroots Li
Is the Kentucky GOP Trying to Intimidate Democratic Teachers Into Not Running for Office? | deutsch29 Is the Kentucky GOP Trying to Intimidate Democratic Teachers Into Not Running for Office? It seems so. On December 14, 2018, Kentucky’s Courier Journal reported that the Kentucky GOP has filed numerous public records requests for teacher emails, and it seems that these requests are little more th
Mike Klonsky's Blog: Rahm's parting shots at public ed -- Goolsbee & pension theft Rahm's parting shots at public ed -- Goolsbee & pension theft Austan Goolsbee Before he leaves us, our lame duck Mayor Rahm Emanuel is taking a few parting shots at the unions and progressives who helped make a third run for him a lost cause. THE FIRST SHOT…was aimed at city workers pensions. Rahm wants to amend th
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Sleeping In Edition (12/16) ICYMI: Sleeping In Edition (12/16) Since you don't get the whole day to read through the list, I'll keep things relatively short. The Cautionary Tale of Correspondence Schools Some edu-history of an oft-forgotten chapter with interesting implications for modern reform ideas like personalized [sic] learning. A long read, but an fascinating one. Ch
Badass Teachers Association: New year! New vision! New leadership! New year! New vision! New leadership! The Board of Directors of the Badass Teachers Association, a grassroots public education advocacy organization of nearly 65,000 members are excited to announce a few recent changes within the BAT leadership team. Melissa Tomlinson, former Assistant Executive Director, has now been named Interi
Do all lives still matter? Asking for a little girl - YouTube Do all lives still matter? Asking for a little girl enrique baloyra @nenebalo YouTube On Thursday the Washington Post broke the story that an indigenous girl had died while in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody the week before. Seven-year-old Jakelin Ameí Rosmery Caal Maquin and her father traveled over a thousand miles through
gadflyonthewallblog | "To sting people and whip them into a fury, all in the service of truth." SPOTLIGHT BLOG OF THE MONTH: GADFLY ON THE WALL BLOG (gadflyonthewallblog.com) MOST POPULAR What Happened to 2018 As The Year of the Teacher? 70 by stevenmsinger / 2d This year teachers took their mission way beyond the classroom. Starting in West Virginia, we staged half-a-dozen walkouts in red states
KLCS Dismissed KLCS Dismissed: Protest at LAUSD Board Meeting Austin Beutner you can’t hide, we can see your greedy side. LAUSD Parents and Students As if the responsibility for educating 694,096 students was not enough, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) also owns and operates a television station. KLCS is part of the Public Broadcasting System and one of the Los Angeles homes for S
CURMUDGUCATION: A Book About Rural Ed: No Longer Forgotten A Book About Rural Ed: No Longer Forgotten Andy Smarick and Mike McShane, they of the AEI-Bellwether-Fordham axis of reformerdom, have put together a book about "the triumphs and struggles of rural education in America," and I grabbed a copy because rural education A) is hardly ever part of the Education Debates and B) is mostly where I'v
School Choice Deception: Florida’s Plan and Students Who Don’t Measure Up School Choice Deception: Florida’s Plan and Students Who Don’t Measure Up Florida is a bellwether state. What happens to schools there will move to other states in one form or another. I would like to share a personal story of how I met school choice as a teacher in Florida and how it helped cement in me the desire to advoc
ITEP’ing the Scale: Part 1 – Educate Louisiana ITEP’ing the Scale: Part 1 Driftwood LNG located in Carlyss, La. Despite enormous push back and passionate testimony from citizens, on Friday, December 14th, the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry approved what is arguably the largest property tax exemption ever granted in the nation. Tellurian Inc., the applicant of the Industrial Tax Exemptio
LAUSD Teachers March in DTLA as Union Moves Closer to Calling First Strike in Nearly 30 Years | KTLA LAUSD Teachers March in DTLA as Union Moves Closer to Calling First Strike in Nearly 30 Years Thousands of teachers, students and union allies marched through downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, from City Hall to the Broad Museum, a month ahead of a possible strike that L.A. educators have threatene
California: Teachers in Los Angeles and Oakland Preparing for Confrontation | Diane Ravitch's blog California: Teachers in Los Angeles and Oakland Preparing for Confrontation Bill Raden of Capital & Main reports on potential strike developments in Los Angeles and Oakland. Two California teachers unions, which are currently deadlocked in separate contract talks with their respective school distric
Can charter schools be reformed? Should they be? - The Washington Post Can charter schools be reformed? Should they be? In 2013, I published a post with this headline: “ Why charter schools need better oversight .” The author of the piece, Jeff Bryant, wrote: There are undoubtedly wonderful charter schools in existence, and Americans generally have a favorable opinion of charters, but hardly a we
Top Posts This Week 12/15/18 Dirty Work: The Creeping Rollback of Child Labor Laws - TIME Reflecting On Six Years Of The Education Opportunity Network CURMUDGUCATION: Why What Works Doesn't Work Privatization is part of the ongoing assault on democracy Arizona charter school history: How leaders got the votes CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: The Tree's Up Edition (12/9) Top Posts This Week 12/8/18 #REDFORE