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Top Posts This Week 3/10/19

A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty : Health and Medicine Division

Education Research Report: Trends in Education Philanthropy

Breaking News: Eli Broad Gave $100,000 to Defeat Jackie Goldberg in School Board Race | Diane Ravitch's blog

UPDATE: Community leaders come together to launch 'Save Sac Schools' from state takeover | abc10com #Unite4SACKids #WeAreSCTA #WeAreCTA #strikeready #REDFORED #SCTA #CTA

5 Things Teachers Should No Longer Have to Do - Teacher Habits

Education Research Report

CURMUDGUCATION: The $5 Billion DeVos Money Laundromat

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Eli Broad weighs in at last minute with $100,000 donation in L.A. school board race - Los Angeles Times

CURMUDGUCATION: TX: Charters Don't Want To Serve All Students

Top Posts This Month  3/10/19

A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty : Health and Medicine Division

TEXT OF SB-126 Charter Schools Transparency BILL + California AG Addresses Charter Schools and Public Integrity Laws - Opinion Confirms Applicability of the Brown Act, Public Records Act, and Conflicts of Interest Laws

Why Donald Trump Jr.'s ‘loser teachers’ comment was 'a chilling moment’ for educators around the world - The Washington Post

Why teacher strikes are touching every part of America - ABC7 News

2018 Year in Review – The K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center

The Rise of the *Portfolio* Model for Schools – Have You Heard

Bill and Melinda Gates annual letter 2019: is their fortune justifiable? - Vox

Chicago Public Schools Monitored Social Media for Signs… — ProPublica

Eric Blanc: Cory Booker Hates Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog

Steph Curry, Mahershala Ali and MC Hammer made a video to support striking Oakland teachers. Here it is. - The Washington Post #Unite4OaklandKids #WeAreOEA #WeAreCTA #strikeready #REDFORED

Posts This Week  3/10/19

Mitchell Robinson: The Tide is Turning Against Charter Schools…Finally! | Eclectablog

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The Tide is Turning Against Charter Schools…Finally! | Eclectablog The Tide is Turning Against Charter Schools…Finally! It’s become clear that public opinion has finally shifted against charter schools , vouchers, and the privatization of public education by corporate education reformers. This shift is now creating a great deal of frustration and uneasiness within the corporate ed reform communit

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007

by mike simpson / 24min

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 Two Fun Videos On Punctuation by Larry Ferlazzo / 50min 3dman_eu / Pixabay You’re probably familiar with Victor Borge, but I didn’t know about Nancy Cartwright, who does her own version of “phonetic punctuatio

2019 Medley #5: Privatization | Live Long and Prosper

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2019 Medley #5: Privatization | Live Long and Prosper 2019 Medley #5: Privatization VOUCHERS The Cost of Choice Choice numbers School privatization is once again on the block for the Indiana General Assembly. The House Budget bill includes increases for both charter schools and vouchers. The “choice” for vouchers, as this article explains, belongs to the school, not necessarily the parent. If a p

The Charter School Movement Washes Out in California

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The Charter School Movement Washes Out in California The Charter School Movement Washes Out in California A Los Angeles school board race reveals the waning power of charter school supporters. Charter school politics in California have been changing very quickly. On Tuesday, Los Angeles held a special election for a school board seat that had been vacated in 2018. Ref Rodriguez had been elected i

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5 Things Teachers Should No Longer Have to Do - Teacher Habits

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5 Things Teachers Should No Longer Have to Do - Teacher Habits 5 Things Teachers Should No Longer Have to Do Of all the nonsense today’s educators must endure, perhaps the most galling is the mixed messages we regularly receive about how to perform our jobs. Teachers, once upon a time, were essentially independent practitioners, trusted to choose their own topics of study, craft their own lessons

K-12 School Funding Up in Most 2018 Teacher-Protest States, But Still Well Below Decade Ago | Schott Foundation for Public Education

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K-12 School Funding Up in Most 2018 Teacher-Protest States, But Still Well Below Decade Ago | Schott Foundation for Public Education K-12 School Funding Up in Most 2018 Teacher-Protest States, But Still Well Below Decade Ago A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that teacher strikes work and have led to substantial increases in K-12 school funding in states where strike

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

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Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all Diane Ravitch's blog A site to discuss better education for all Jan Resseger: Why Ohio Should Not Give More Money to Charter Schools by dianeravitch / 30min Jan Resseger explains here why Ohio should not give more money to charter schools and their sponsors (in Ohio, the authorizers of charter schools get a 3% commission for every

DeVos Illegally Delayed Special Education Rule, Judge Says - The New York Times

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DeVos Illegally Delayed Special Education Rule, Judge Says - The New York Times DeVos Illegally Delayed Special Education Rule, Judge Says WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ruled that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos illegally delayed an Obama-era rule that required states to address racial disparities in special education programs. In a decision on Thursday, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the United St

Bill & Melinda Gates Don’t Discuss Their Takeover of America’s Public Schools

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Bill & Melinda Gates Don’t Discuss Their Takeover of America’s Public Schools Bill & Melinda Gates Don’t Discuss Their Takeover of America’s Public Schools Bill and Melinda Gates’s 2019 letter “We Didn’t See This Coming,” is filled with their concerns and optimism about everything from commodes to climate change. Always eager to discuss their global initiatives to help the poor, and a variety of

Jonathan Sackler’s Bouncer Foundation: Opioid-Funded Ed Reform | deutsch29

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Jonathan Sackler’s Bouncer Foundation: Opioid-Funded Ed Reform | deutsch29 Jonathan Sackler’s Bouncer Foundation: Opioid-Funded Ed Reform Purdue Pharma is the company that produces the opioid, OxyContin . The Sackler family– including noted ed reformer Jonathan Sackler — owns Purdue Pharma. Jonathan Sackler In June 2018, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sued Purdue Pharma and Sackler family; on

#RedforEd Protests Driving 'Substantial' Increases in Education Funding

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#RedforEd Protests Driving 'Substantial' Increases in Education Funding #RedforEd Protests Driving ‘Substantial’ Increases in Education Funding Arizona, North Carolina, Oklahoma and West Virginia are among the states that made the deepest cuts to education in the decade since the Great Recession. In 2018, however, lawmakers in these states boosted school funding. It’s no coincidence, according to

Oklahoma Prosecutors Defy the Will of Voters Seeking Criminal Justice Reform - Living in Dialogue

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Oklahoma Prosecutors Defy the Will of Voters Seeking Criminal Justice Reform - Living in Dialogue Oklahoma Prosecutors Defy the Will of Voters Seeking Criminal Justice Reform A first post described Oklahoma Christian University’s Complex Dialogues with Bryan Stevenson , and Stevenson’s passionate call for ending mass incarceration. His keynote address followed a series of panel discussions on the

Really, the United States has to tear down its public schools and start over? | Crazy Normal - the Classroom Exposé

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Really, the United States has to tear down its public schools and start over? | Crazy Normal - the Classroom Exposé Really, the United States has to tear down its public schools and start over? I do not know how I ended up on a list that keeps sending me e-mails from The Medium . Most of the time I delete those e-mails without opening them, but recently I noticed that The Medium was publishing a

MAR 08

Community leaders come together to launch 'Save Sac Schools' from state takeover | abc10.com

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Community leaders come together to launch 'Save Sac Schools' from state takeover | abc10.com Community leaders come together to launch 'Save Sac Schools' from state takeover The Sacramento City Unified School District announced at its board meeting Thursday it will cut 30 administrative positions as part of its efforts to prevent a state takeover. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento City Unified

Educator to build on historic teach-in to end Trump's incarceration of immigrant children - Education Votes

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Educator to build on historic teach-in to end Trump's incarceration of immigrant children - Education Votes Historic teach-in to end Trump’s incarceration of immigrant children energizes teachers Sarahí Monterrey’s daughters felt unsettled about the trip that would take their mom 1,600 miles from them and their daily routines together. Monterrey comforted them by counting aloud ̶ “one, two” ̶ the

Eli Broad weighs in at last minute with $100,000 donation in L.A. school board race - Los Angeles Times

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Eli Broad weighs in at last minute with $100,000 donation in L.A. school board race - Los Angeles Times Eli Broad weighs in at last minute with $100,000 donation in L.A. school board race Philanthropist Eli Broad inserted himself into a pivotal Los Angeles school board race at the last second this week, making the largest individual donation to any candidate. Broad’s $100,000 didn’t go directly t

CURMUDGUCATION: TX: Charters Don't Want To Serve All Students

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CURMUDGUCATION: TX: Charters Don't Want To Serve All Students TX: Charters Don't Want To Serve All Students The charter school pitch often focuses on the idea that all students deserve choices, that families should be able to explore options. Here's the CEO of KIPP Texa s, speaking about the big Texas KIPP merger: We realized our organizations wanted to improve student success across the state an

DeVos’s New Tuition Tax Credit Voucher Proposal Is Dead on Arrival in Congress | janresseger

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DeVos’s New Tuition Tax Credit Voucher Proposal Is Dead on Arrival in Congress | janresseger DeVos’s New Tuition Tax Credit Voucher Proposal Is Dead on Arrival in Congress Even if you believe public schools are among America’s most important public institutions, you have to give Betsy DeVos credit. She is perfectly consistent and doggedly persistent. Last week she proposed a new $5 billion federa

Choosing Democracy: SCUSD Plans for Teacher Lay Offs #Unite4SACKids #WeAreSCTA #WeAreCTA #strikeready #REDFORED #SCTA #CTA

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Choosing Democracy: SCUSD Plans for Teacher Lay Offs SCUSD Plans for Teacher Lay Offs Sac City Unified Board decided to give 163 Lay Off notices to current teachers for the coming year in a vote on March 7, 2019. In 2018/2019 the district received more money from Local Control Funding ( LCFF). Than in prior years, however they have a new deficit. The board members argue that savings that could be

I Assign my Students Homework Despite Scant Research It Does Any Good | gadflyonthewallblog

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I Assign my Students Homework Despite Scant Research It Does Any Good | gadflyonthewallblog I Assign my Students Homework Despite Scant Research It Does Any Good In academic circles the debate over homework rages on. Does it actually help students learn or does it just cause undue stress and frustration for children and parents? As a teacher and a parent, I see both sides of the issue. In class,

How to Teach for Black Lives at a time when 1.7 million students go to school with cops, but no counselor. – I AM AN EDUCATOR

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How to Teach for Black Lives at a time when 1.7 million students go to school with cops, but no counselor. – I AM AN EDUCATOR How to Teach for Black Lives at a time when 1.7 million students go to school with cops, but no counselor. A new report from the ACLU, using the most recent federal data collected by the U.S. Department of Education in 2015-16, found that: 1.7 million students are in schoo

CURMUDGUCATION: Can HAL 3000 Take Your Class Notes For You (And Is EdWeek Starved For Story Ideas?)

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CURMUDGUCATION: Can HAL 3000 Take Your Class Notes For You (And Is EdWeek Starved For Story Ideas?) Can HAL 3000 Take Your Class Notes For You (And Is EdWeek Starved For Story Ideas?) Can a piece of computer software take notes for students in a K-12 classroom? No. Okay, we should be done here, but Benjamin Herold, staff writer, has posted a curious article at EdWeek. The headline (Could Artifici

MAR 07

Attention Sacramento City Unified School District: Chickens Coming Home To Roost

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ATTENTION SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: CHICKENS COMING HOME TO ROOST Assemblymember Kevin McCarty 3 h r s · Yesterday, my audit request to examine the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) budget crisis was approved on a unanimous, bi-partisan vote. We can finally get the answers that we need to prevent future fiscal calamities and protect our classrooms. Thank you to @rudys

Breaking News: Eli Broad Gave $100,000 to Defeat Jackie Goldberg in School Board Race | Diane Ravitch's blog

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Breaking News: Eli Broad Gave $100,000 to Defeat Jackie Goldberg in School Board Race | Diane Ravitch's blog Breaking News: Eli Broad Gave $100,000 to Defeat Jackie Goldberg in School Board Race Howard Blume of the Los Angeles Times just tweeted this: Verified account 1h 1 hour ago More Eli Broad made a $100,000 donation on March 5, election day, to an SEIU Local 99 PAC backing Heather Repenning

New school report cards reveal 'sad' outcomes

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New school report cards reveal 'sad' outcomes New school report cards reveal ‘sad’ outcomes The new Oklahoma school report cards reveal sad outcomes in urban schools, something high-stakes standardized testing and the first generation of primitive school grades have always sought to show. The primary means for enforcing No Child Left Behind’s accountability-driven, market-driven goals involved pr

What Do Americans Think Schooling is Supposed to Do? | Teacher in a strange land

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What Do Americans Think Schooling is Supposed to Do? | Teacher in a strange land What Do Americans Think Schooling is Supposed to Do? My friend Mary Tedrow once asked, on a social media platform, a series of deep questions designed to stick to the brain, sending thought bubbles off in multiple directions : What is our product, in public education? What consistent deliverables are schools and teac

They Schools: Educational Narratives, Resistance, and the Perpetual Distance Separating Equity from Equality | NewBlackMan (in Exile)

by mike simpson / 2d

They Schools: Educational Narratives, Resistance, and the Perpetual Distance Separating Equity from Equality | NewBlackMan (in Exile) They Schools: Educational Narratives, Resistance, and the Perpetual Distance Separating Equity from Equality They Schools: Educational Narratives, Resistance, and the Perpetual Distance Separating Equity from Equality by Wilfredo Gomez | @BazookaGomez84 | NewBlackM

Thinking Strike | Live Long and Prosper

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Thinking Strike | Live Long and Prosper Thinking Strike They went on strike in West Virginia and Oklahoma . They went on strike in Denver , Chicago , Los Angeles , and Oakland …in Kentucky , North Carolina , and Arizona . All over the country teachers are standing up and walking out. Sure, it’s about salaries, but it’s also about class size, wrap-around services, and pensions. It’s also about tea

Education Scholarship Tax Credits And Undercover Boss: Feeling Good While Fixing Nothing

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Education Scholarship Tax Credits And Undercover Boss: Feeling Good While Fixing Nothing Education Scholarship Tax Credits And Undercover Boss: Feeling Good While Fixing Nothing You remember Undercover Boss. The mostly-reality show shows a high-level executive putting on a disguise and going out into the trenches of the company. There, they'll meet real employees--often employees with touching ha

Betsy DeVos’ right-wing school indoctrination program betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the differences between public and private schools – Alternet.org

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Betsy DeVos’ right-wing school indoctrination program betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the differences between public and private schools – Alternet.org Betsy DeVos’ right-wing school indoctrination program betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the differences between public and private schools The billionaire heiress who bought her position as Donald Trump's Education Secretary plan

Failed Predictions on Technology in Schools | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

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Failed Predictions on Technology in Schools | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice Failed Predictions on Technology in Schools Over five years ago, Petar Jandric a professor at the Polytechnic of Zagreb, interviewed me about my decades of writings on technology in schools. The entire interview appeared in the journal E-Learning and Digital Media (2015) Here is a portion of that int

New School Finance Report Confirms Funding Shortages Striking Teachers Have Been Showing Us | janresseger

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New School Finance Report Confirms Funding Shortages Striking Teachers Have Been Showing Us | janresseger New School Finance Report Confirms Funding Shortages Striking Teachers Have Been Showing Us For nearly two decades the preferred spin of policymakers at federal and state levels has been that financial investments (inputs) are far less important than evidence of academic achievement (outcomes

Charter Schools Exploit Lucrative Loophole That Would Be Easy to Close - Education Law Prof Blog

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Education Law Prof Blog Charter Schools Exploit Lucrative Loophole That Would Be Easy to Close Derek W. Black , University of South Carolina ; Bruce Baker , Rutgers University , and Preston Green III , University of Connecticut While critics charge that charter schools are siphoning money away from public schools, a more fundamental issue frequently flies under the radar: the questionable busines

CURMUDGUCATION: Why Do Teachers Have Such Lousy Parental Leave?

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CURMUDGUCATION: Why Do Teachers Have Such Lousy Parental Leave? Why Do Teachers Have Such Lousy Parental Leave? At Working Mother, Amy Sherman asks a really good question-- It's a Mom-Dominated Profession. So Why Are Teachers Getting the Shaft on Maternity Leave? Of course, we're talking about US teachers, because we rank at the very bottom of the barrel for developed (or in some cases, even semi

EXITING NEWARK: Strange happenings as state loses control of the schools. Part One. |

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EXITING NEWARK: Strange happenings as state loses control of the schools. Part One. | EXITING NEWARK: Strange happenings as state loses control of the schools. Part One. Just days before the New Jersey state school board voted to end state control of the Newark schools in 2017, local administrators appointed by former Republican Gov. Chris Christie pushed through a contract awarding nearly $200,0

Audio: After being snubbed, Jackie Goldberg poised to advance to runoff in LAUSD election | 89.3 KPCC

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Audio: After being snubbed, Jackie Goldberg poised to advance to runoff in LAUSD election | 89.3 KPCC After being snubbed, Jackie Goldberg poised to advance to runoff in LAUSD election A longtime L.A. politician is one step closer to possibly regaining her seat on the L.A. Unified School Board. Jackie Goldberg won the most votes in a special election Tuesday to fill a vacant LAUSD board seat. Gol

Proposed amendments to the NYS charter law | Class Size Matters

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Proposed amendments to the NYS charter law | Class Size Matters Proposed amendments to the NYS charter law | A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes Proposed amendments to the NYS charter law This fact sheet as a pdf is also available here . Enrollment and retention of high-needs students Each year, charter schools and school districts shall report o

MAR 06

“I Was Just Following Orders” | The Merrow Report

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“I Was Just Following Orders” | The Merrow Report “I Was Just Following Orders” Three questions: Who makes the rules for classroom behavior? How much should 5-, 6-, 7-, and 8-year-olds get to decide, or should the teacher just lay down the rules? And does it make any difference in the long run? In my 41 years of reporting, I must have visited thousands of elementary school classrooms, and I would

Why Does Oklahoma Lead the World in Incarceration? - Living in Dialogue

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Why Does Oklahoma Lead the World in Incarceration? - Living in Dialogue Why Does Oklahoma Lead the World in Incarceration? By John Thompson. Former President Barack Obama recently recommended his short 2019 Black History Month reading list: It included classics by and about James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, and Frederick Douglass; and Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redempti

The Voters Have Spoken. Is the LAUSD Listening? – Carl J. Petersen – Medium

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The Voters Have Spoken. Is the LAUSD Listening? – Carl J. Petersen – Medium The Voters Have Spoken. Is the LAUSD Listening? “ I believe there should be an election. I’ve been consistent for 12 years. ” - LAUSD Board Member Dr. Richard Vladovic Jackie Goldberg faces the felon she seeks to succeed The students in the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) Board District 5 have been unreprese

California law requires charter schools to end secrecy about how they operate - The Washington Post

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California law requires charter schools to end secrecy about how they operate - The Washington Post California law requires charter schools to end secrecy about how they operate California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) did something on Tuesday that his Democratic predecessor, Jerry Brown, had refused to do: sign into law a bill that requires charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately operat

Denver Rising: A Loving School System agenda aims to reverse racial inequity | Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Denver Rising: A Loving School System agenda aims to reverse racial inequity | Schott Foundation for Public Education Denver Rising: A Loving School System agenda aims to reverse racial inequity This weekend, Our Voices Our Schools coalition is gathering a group of community practitioners and activists to come together at Denver University and align around a comprehensive agenda for education jus

CURMUDGUCATION: Teacher Merit Pay Is A Bad Idea

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CURMUDGUCATION: Teacher Merit Pay Is A Bad Idea Teacher Merit Pay Is A Bad Idea Florida's governor is planning to boost the state bonus program for teachers , even as Denver teachers walked off the job over their district's version of an incentive program. So it's worth taking a moment to step back and remember why teacher merit pay and bonus systems are just a bad idea. First, they can't work li

Jackie Goldberg Wins School Board Election, Again ~ Will Face Runoff ~ L.A. TACO

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Jackie Goldberg Wins School Board Election, Again ~ Will Face Runoff ~ L.A. TACO JACKIE GOLDBERG WINS SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION, AGAIN ~ WILL FACE RUNOFF With 100 percent of of precincts reporting, Jackie Goldberg was the big winner of Tuesday’s special election to represent L.A. Unified’s 5th District on the Board of Education. With 48.26 percent of the votes, she fell less than two percent shy of t

Let’s Stop Ignoring the Truths of Puberty. We’re Making It Even More Awkward. - The New York Times

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Let’s Stop Ignoring the Truths of Puberty. We’re Making It Even More Awkward. - The New York Times Let’s Stop Ignoring the Truths of Puberty. We’re Making It Even More Awkward. Sex education in U.S. schools is lacking, but new efforts to broaden its scope are bubbling up. It’s Women’s History Month! You’re reading In Her Words, where women rule the headlines. Sign up here to get it delivered to y

Stand for Children and the Democratic Party regulars. Some history. – Fred Klonsky

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Stand for Children and the Democratic Party regulars. Some history. – Fred Klonsky Stand for Children and the Democratic Party regulars. Some history. Stand for Children would oppose a puppy if the puppy was supported by the Chicago Teachers Union. Since Stand for Children first came to Illinois it has had a close relationship with the leaders of the Democratic Party. A poll showing Lori Lightfoo

Louisiana Educator: A National Study Confirms Our Worst Fears About Our School Standards and Tests

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Louisiana Educator: A National Study Confirms Our Worst Fears About Our School Standards and Tests A National Study Confirms Our Worst Fears About Our School Standards and Tests In my opinion, the Common Core based tests such as the Louisiana LEAP tests and our high school end of course tests (EOC) are just not valid for any purpose, and I now have data to back that up. Right now the LEAP and EOC

Education Research Report: Trends in Education Philanthropy

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Education Research Report: Trends in Education Philanthropy Trends in Education Philanthropy Grantmakers for Education’s Trendsin Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2018-19 report offers insights on the current and evolving priorities of the education funding community. It can help funders to understand their role in supporting education innovation and identify future priorities that hold the g

Ohio Charter Schools Ruin District Finances: Steal State and Local Taxes, Leave Behind Stranded Costs | janresseger

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Ohio Charter Schools Ruin District Finances: Steal State and Local Taxes, Leave Behind Stranded Costs | janresseger Ohio Charter Schools Ruin District Finances: Steal State and Local Taxes, Leave Behind Stranded Costs When we evaluate charter schools, I wonder why we rarely consider their fiscal impact on the public schools among which they are nested? I have never heard anybody in Ohio consider

Report: Most 2018 teacher protests led to big boosts in school funding — but not enough to make up for earlier cuts - The Washington Post

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Report: Most 2018 teacher protests led to big boosts in school funding — but not enough to make up for earlier cuts - The Washington Post Report: Most 2018 teacher protests led to big boosts in school funding — but not enough to make up for earlier cuts Teacher protests in 2018 helped lead to a big boost in education funding in four states, but a new report says it wasn’t enough to make up for ea

We need to be disruptors of institutional racism in our schools - Lily's Blackboard

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We need to be disruptors of institutional racism in our schools - Lily's Blackboard We need to be disruptors of institutional racism in our schools This is a long post, but we can’t talk about race in sound bytes. These are the remarks I delivered at the South by SouthWest conference in Austin, Texas. March 5th, 2019. Gracias a todos! Gracias por venir a esta conversación acerca de la justicia. T

'Brazen Effort to Distort the Tax Code': DeVos Won't Give Up on Vouchers

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'Brazen Effort to Distort the Tax Code': DeVos Won't Give Up on Vouchers ‘Brazen Effort to Distort the Tax Code’: Betsy DeVos Not Giving Up on Vouchers In her two years as U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos has seized on every opportunity to undermine public education. She has called for deep cuts to federal funding, rolled back protections for our most vulnerable students and shilled for t

Using Critical Race Theory (CRT) to Evaluate Teach For America Recruiting | Cloaking Inequity

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Using Critical Race Theory (CRT) to Evaluate Teach For America Recruiting | Cloaking Inequity USING CRITICAL RACE THEORY (CRT) TO EVALUATE TEACH FOR AMERICA RECRUITING A primarily White organization for decades, Teach For America has recently sought recruit people of color into their 2-year “leadership program.” Notice, I didn’t say new teacher program… see Teach For America: Now With Less Teachi

Results for Mar. 5 Special Election, LAUSD District 5 Likely Going to Runoff - NBC Southern California

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Early Results for Mar. 5 Special Election, LAUSD District 5 Likely Going to Runoff - NBC Southern California Results for Mar. 5 Special Election, LAUSD District 5 Likely Going to Runoff LA County Election Results - https://www.lavote.net/election-results#year=2019&election=3983 A total of 57,201 ballots were processed and counted, and 11.54 percent of eligible registered voters cast ballots in th

MAR 05

Proposed legislation would substantially curb growth of California charter schools | EdSource

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Proposed legislation would substantially curb growth of California charter schools | EdSource Proposed legislation would substantially curb growth of California charter schools Restrictions would limit appeals, cap number of new charters, factor fiscal impact The chairman of the Assembly Education Committee and several Democratic colleagues introduced a package of bills Monday that would impose s

Local Leaders Play Critical Role to Drive U.S. Toward More Loving and Just Society | Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Local Leaders Play Critical Role to Drive U.S. Toward More Loving and Just Society | Schott Foundation for Public Education Local Leaders Play Critical Role to Drive U.S. Toward More Loving and Just Society Today, we have more information available than ever before to understand the state of our cities. An exciting new addition, the Loving Cities Index recently launched by the Schott Foundation,

United and Determined, Educators Strike a Blow Against For-Profit Charter Schools - Education Votes

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United and Determined, Educators Strike a Blow Against For-Profit Charter Schools - Education Votes United and Determined, Educators Strike a Blow Against For-Profit Charter Schools In his January 15 State of the State Address, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey seemed to acknowledge that his zealous pursuit of what he calls “choice and competition” in education was careening a little off course. “We kn

Arizona charter schools: Parents with complaints find nowhere to turn

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Arizona charter schools: Parents with complaints find nowhere to turn At Arizona charter schools, parents with complaints or objections find nowhere to turn A lack of independent oversight leaves students and families without recourse to challenge charter school officials' actions. Evan George had finished his classes for the day and was hanging out with friends at American Leadership Academy's Q

Charter School Promoters Terrified of Growing Opposition to Their Full-Frontal Assault on Public Education | Dissident Voice

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Charter School Promoters Terrified of Growing Opposition to Their Full-Frontal Assault on Public Education | Dissident Voice Charter School Promoters Terrified of Growing Opposition to Their Full-Frontal Assault on Public Education The ongoing widely-supported teachers’ strikes across the United States are bringing to the fore many problems that have been confronting public education for decades,

Responsibility for hair discrimination in schools falls on federal government

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Responsibility for hair discrimination in schools falls on federal government “Stay out of my hair!” Black students need the federal government to tell schools to leave their hair alone he federal government and the Department of Education need to start taking their responsibility for prohibiting discrimination seriously and crack down on schools that punish black people for their hair and hair s

Lessons from the Los Angeles and Oakland teachers’ strikes | EdSource

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Lessons from the Los Angeles and Oakland teachers’ strikes | EdSource Lessons from the Los Angeles and Oakland teachers' strikes fter two teachers’ strikes in as many months in California, it is too soon to tell whether the labor disputes in Oakland and Los Angeles presage a new era of school-based activism. But regardless of what comes next, this year’s strikes had much in common, and yielded va

California education reform must be multi-faceted, support students and teachers (AND PARENTS)| The Sacramento Bee

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California education reform must be multi-faceted, support students and teachers | The Sacramento Bee California education reform must be multi-faceted, support students and teachers The teachers’ strike in Los Angeles, bolstered by vociferous support from parents, forced the 500,000-student L.A. Unified School District to agree to reduce some class sizes and hire more nurses and counselors. Teac

Education Research Report

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Education Research Report Education Research Report Ensuring safe, accessible drinking water in schools is a national health priority. The objective of this study was to i... by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1h Ensuring safe, accessible drinking water in schools is a national health priority. The objective of this study was to identify whether there are differences in water quality, availability, and edu

Teachers’ Strikes in Oakland and Los Angeles Change the Conversation about Charter Expansion | janresseger

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Teachers’ Strikes in Oakland and Los Angeles Change the Conversation about Charter Expansion | janresseger Teachers’ Strikes in Oakland and Los Angeles Change the Conversation about Charter Expansion Students and teachers were back at school yesterday in Oakland, California. Oakland’s teachers ended their seven day strike on Sunday night by voting to ratify an agreement reached last Friday. Teach

A ’staggering’ 30,000 teachers in Oklahoma have left the profession in the past 6 years. Here’s why. - The Washington Post

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A ’staggering’ 30,000 teachers in Oklahoma have left the profession in the past 6 years. Here’s why. - The Washington Post A ’staggering’ 30,000 teachers in Oklahoma have left the profession in the past 6 years. Here’s why. Oklahoma’s schools superintendent described it as “staggering,” and it is: A new report says that 30,000 teachers in the state have quit the profession over the past six years

Jobs and Automation: Anxiety is Historic | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

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Jobs and Automation: Anxiety is Historic | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice Jobs and Automation: Anxiety is Historic A new report predicts that by 2030, as many as 800 million jobs could be lost worldwide to automation. The study , compiled by the McKinsey Global Institute, says that advances in AI and robotics will have a drastic effect on everyday working lives, comparable to

CURMUDGUCATION: The $5 Billion DeVos Money Laundromat

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CURMUDGUCATION: The $5 Billion DeVos Money Laundromat The $5 Billion DeVos Money Laundromat You have read by now that Betsy DeVos is finally going to get one of her favorite policy ideas floated past Congress . But what the heck is it, and why is it a problem? To understand, we have to look first at what's been happening in some states. The financial device we're talking about is a Tax Credit Sch

Real Faces Behind Corporate Reform? Look Closer. | deutsch29

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Real Faces Behind Corporate Reform? Look Closer. | deutsch29 Real Faces Behind Corporate Reform? Look Closer. A few days ago, I read this February 28, 2019, Forbes article entitled, “The Real Faces Behind the ‘Corporate Reform’ of America’s Public Schools,” by Emily Langhorne, policy analyst for the Reinventing America’s Schools project at The Progressive Policy Institute. In her piece, Langhorne

Candidate Red Flags: Democracy Lies In Your Vote in the Special Election, March 5th, 2019

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Candidate Red Flags: Democracy Lies In Your Vote in the Special Election, March 5th, 2019 Candidate Red Flags: Democracy Lies In Your Vote in the Special Election, March 5th, 2019 As a candidate in tomorrow’s election, I am asking you to read this post before you go to the polls. Our nation’s Democracy is at stake. We are at a very critical moment in Los Angeles’ political and social history. Cit

Charters and Vouchers: The Threat to Public Schools is Real - Living in Dialogue

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Charters and Vouchers: The Threat to Public Schools is Real - Living in Dialogue Charters and Vouchers: The Threat to Public Schools is Real Across the nation, educators have awakened to the reality that charter schools are a threat to the health and even survival of public schools. For that reason, charters have become a major point of contention in teacher strikes, from Oakland to Los Angeles,

Chaz's School Daze: Why Defined Pensions Are Great For Teachers.

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Chaz's School Daze: Why Defined Pensions Are Great For Teachers. Why Defined Pensions Are Great For Teachers. One of the great benefits in being a teacher in New York State is the defined pension benefit we have. For the 40% of state teacher s that are vested for a pension, the pension benefit averages about $41,703 annually, that is 54% of the teachers final three year salary, not including Soci

MAR 04

Elizabeth Warren Calls Betsy DeVos “The Worst Secretary Of Education This Country Has Ever Seen” – Mother Jones

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Elizabeth Warren Calls Betsy DeVos “The Worst Secretary Of Education This Country Has Ever Seen” – Mother Jones Elizabeth Warren Calls Betsy DeVos “The Worst Secretary Of Education This Country Has Ever Seen” A report from two Democratic lawmakers makes the case. In her first year overseeing the Education Department, Secretary Betsy DeVos has been “a boon for for-profit colleges, student loan com

Alex Caputo-Pearl: UTLA Endorses Jackie Goldberg for LAUSD School Board! | Diane Ravitch's blog #VOTEJackieGoldberg #TEAMGoldberg

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Alex Caputo-Pearl: UTLA Endorses Jackie Goldberg for LAUSD School Board! | Diane Ravitch's blog Alex Caputo-Pearl: UTLA Endorses Jackie Goldberg for LAUSD School Board! This was just released by Alex Caputo-Pearl, president of the United Teachers of Los Angeles, which endorsed Jackie Goldberg for the vacant seat on the LAUSD school board. The special election is tomorrow , to fill a seat left emp

Los Angeles: Tomorrow, Vote for Jackie Goldberg for School Board | Diane Ravitch's blog #VOTEJackieGoldberg #TEAMGoldberg

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Los Angeles: Tomorrow, Vote for Jackie Goldberg for School Board | Diane Ravitch's blog Los Angeles: Tomorrow, Vote for Jackie Goldberg for School Board Tomorrow is the day when voters in Los Angeles will pick the swing vote on the school board. Mid you live in District 5, please vote for Jackie Goldberg. She is the most experienced and most knowledgeable candidate in the race. She will speak out

Providing police over school counselors leads to disastrous consequences

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Providing police over school counselors leads to disastrous consequences OPINION: 7 million students attend schools with police but no counselor — ACLU report Over-policed schools increase a student’s likelihood of entering the criminal justice system LOS ANGELES — Teachers are demanding more counselors and mental health support to better meet the needs of students, with Oakland’s educators becom

The Money In LAUSD5’s Mouth – redqueeninla

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The Money In LAUSD5’s Mouth – redqueeninla The Money In LAUSD5’s Mouth From Los Feliz to Southgate, voters need to show up on Tuesday to fill LAUSD’s swing school board seat with Jackie Goldberg . The fifth LAUSD Board District is wedged in the middle between educators and privateers; between board members ensconced by financiers interested in charter schools as a lucrative investment (Garcia-Mel

West Virginia Teachers’ Rapid Strike Victory Shows Why Progressives Must Join Fight Against Privatization

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West Virginia Teachers’ Rapid Strike Victory Shows Why Progressives Must Join Fight Against Privatization West Virginia Teachers’ Rapid Strike Victory Shows Why Progressives Must Join Fight Against Privatization West Virginia’s most recent statewide teacher walkout came and went so quickly there was too little time and attention to comprehend and appreciate the impact the teachers’ actions will l

Philadelphia’s 5th District City Council Race: A Call For A Town Hall on Social Impact Investing – Wrench in the Gears

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Philadelphia’s 5th District City Council Race: A Call For A Town Hall on Social Impact Investing – Wrench in the Gears Philadelphia’s 5th District City Council Race: A Call For A Town Hall on Social Impact Investing The image above was taken at a fall 2017 protest at the ribbon cutting for the Vaux Big Picture School in the Sharswood neighborhood of North Philadelphia, a HUD “Choice Neighborhood.

Can Scholars Be Too Literal in Post-Truth Trumplandia? | radical eyes for equity

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Can Scholars Be Too Literal in Post-Truth Trumplandia? | radical eyes for equity Can Scholars Be Too Literal in Post-Truth Trumplandia? Recently, I was invited to join a class discussion of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale in a local International Baccalaureate (IB) high school class. For many years, I taught the novel in my Advanced Placement course, and in 2007, I published a volume on tea

With A Brooklyn Accent: Donald Trump's Three R's: Ruthlessness, Racism and Riches

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With A Brooklyn Accent: Donald Trump's Three R's: Ruthlessness, Racism and Riches Donald Trump's Three R's: Ruthlessness, Racism and Riches When I learned from Michael Cohen’s testimony that Donald Trump threatened to sue Fordham to prevent them from releasing his grades and SAT scores, it not only reaffirmed my perception of Donald Trump’s character, it also gave me telling evidence of his chose

[PODCAST] What is Betsy DeVos hiding? – With special guest U.S. Senator Gary Peters | Eclectablog

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[PODCAST] What is Betsy DeVos hiding? – With special guest U.S. Senator Gary Peters | Eclectablog [PODCAST] What is Betsy DeVos hiding? – With special guest U.S. Senator Gary Peters U.S. Senator Gary Peters on Twitter: @SenGaryPeters Sen. Peters’ website: Peters.senate.gov Gary Peters Senate reelection website: PetersForMichigan.com Sen. Peters’ response to Betsy DeVos firing the Education Depart

Meet the candidates for the District 5 L.A. school board seat - Los Angeles Times

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Meet the candidates for the District 5 L.A. school board seat - Los Angeles Times Meet the candidates for the District 5 L.A. school board seat The 10 candidates running to fill a vacancy on the Los Angeles Board of Education all want increased funding for local schools, but they differ strongly on other issues, including the growth of charter schools and the leadership of L.A. schools Supt. Aust

Ganey Arsement: About Louisiana’s State-Funded, $1,000 Teacher Raise | deutsch29

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Ganey Arsement: About Louisiana’s State-Funded, $1,000 Teacher Raise | deutsch29 Ganey Arsement: About Louisiana’s State-Funded, $1,000 Teacher Raise The following Educate Louisiana article was published on February 28, 2019, by Louisiana special education teacher, public education advocate, and writer, Ganey Arsement . (In this reproduction, some links added and mild editing to photos/captions):

MAR 03

enrique baloyra: Fla House speaker calls pregnant women "host bodies" - YouTube

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Fla House speaker calls pregnant women "host bodies" - YouTube Fla House speaker calls pregnant women "host bodies" Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva stepped in it this week when, on live television, he referred to pregnant women as “host bodies” five times during an interview with Jim DeFede. Throughout his political career Oliva has championed small government and individual freedom. But somehow

How to Kill Public Schools – I Love You but You're Going to Hell

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How to Kill Public Schools – I Love You but You're Going to Hell How to Kill Public Schools Who will pay to educate Mr. Burns’s doctor? In some senses, of course, the United States has always had schools FOR the public. Even before the Revolution, there were schools that students without tuition money could attend. I’m finding out way more than I want to about the funding of early American “publi

Betsy DeVos wants $5 billion, Should we Oblige? | Cloaking Inequity

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Betsy DeVos wants $5 billion, Should we Oblige? | Cloaking Inequity BETSY DEVOS WANTS $5 BILLION, SHOULD WE OBLIGE? Betsy DeVos just proposed a $5 billion school choice proposal, asking the Congress for a national tax credit scholarship program that would allow parents to send their children to a private K-12 school of their choice. What are the particulars? She does not use the word “voucher” (l

Oakland Teachers Strike Ends With Tentative Deal for Raise | PopularResistance.Org

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Oakland Teachers Strike Ends With Tentative Deal for Raise | PopularResistance.Org OAKLAND TEACHERS STRIKE ENDS WITH TENTATIVE DEAL FOR RAISE Striking teachers in Oakland, California, celebrated after reaching a contract deal Friday with school administrators to end a seven-day walkout. To cheers and applause, union leaders from the Oakland Education Association announced that teachers had won ev

Oakland, CA: Billionaires Will Convene to Discuss New Plans for Privatizing Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog

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Oakland, CA: Billionaires Will Convene to Discuss New Plans for Privatizing Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog Oakland, CA: Billionaires Will Convene to Discuss New Plans for Privatizing Public Schools What exquisite timing! The teachers in Oakland went out on strike to demand a decent living wage and to protest the destruction of their schools by privatizers, and guess who is planning to come

W.V. teachers' rapid strike victory shows why progressives must join fight against privatization | Salon.com

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W.V. teachers' rapid strike victory shows why progressives must join fight against privatization | Salon.com W.V. teachers' rapid strike victory shows why progressives must join fight against privatization The day after schools reopened, the teachers got what they wanted—a “clean” bill increasing teacher pay 5%. This article was produced by Our Schools , a project of the Independent Media Institu

CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: In Like A Snow-Covered Lion Edition (3/3)

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CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: In Like A Snow-Covered Lion Edition (3/3) ICYMI: In Like A Snow-Covered Lion Edition (3/3) Things to read from this week. Keep sharing. Keep posting. Keep putting the word out there. And don't forget to keep an eye on the bloglist in the right hand column. The more you read, the more you know. When Will We Stop Blaming Teachers Another look at TNTP's Opportunity Myth-- one

Virulent Destroy Public Education Movement Rampaging in Texas | tultican

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Virulent Destroy Public Education Movement Rampaging in Texas | tultican Virulent Destroy Public Education Movement Rampaging in Texas Top leaders of the Texas Republican Party have joined with the Chamber of Commerce and other wealthy business groups to undermine democratic control of local schools. Eschewing long held conservative principles of liberty from the tyranny of big government and a r

Betsy DeVos’s Right Wing School Indoctrination Program | gadflyonthewallblog

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Betsy DeVos’s Right Wing School Indoctrination Program | gadflyonthewallblog Betsy DeVos’s Right Wing School Indoctrination Program What do you do when thinking people reject your political ideology? You get rid of thinking people. That’s Betsy DeVos’ plan to rejuvenate and renew the Republican Party. The billionaire heiress who bought her position as Donald Trump’s Education Secretary plans to s

Teacher Age Discrimination Hurts Students!

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Teacher Age Discrimination Hurts Students! Teacher Age Discrimination Hurts Students! Rejecting veteran teachers to keep them from moving up the ladder for pay increases means students miss out on getting to know and learn from elderly people. Teach for America is popular because they remain at the bottom rung of the funding ladder and leave after a few years. This creates a revolving door of che

Chaz's School Daze: Micheal Bloomberg's Real Education Legacy

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Chaz's School Daze: Micheal Bloomberg's Real Education Legacy Micheal Bloomberg's Real Education Legacy When Micheal Bloomberg was Mayor of New York City, he wanted to be known as the "education Mayor" . However, the truth is that Mayor Bloomberg used "smoke and mirrors" to artificially raise the graduation rate while student achievement hardly budged. He also claimed that his polices narrowed th

The Three R’s That Helped Mango Mussolini Succeed | GFBrandenburg's Blog

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The Three R’s That Helped Mango Mussolini Succeed | GFBrandenburg's Blog The Three R’s That Helped Mango Mussolini Succeed Mark Naison wrote the following on Facebook. I think it sums up a lot of Individual 1’s success, but not all of it. DJT has developed an uncanny ability to lie convincingly. Ruthlessness, Racism and Riches: Are These the Most Important Keys to Success in the USA? When I learn

MAR 02

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Top Posts This Week 3/2/19 The Rise of the *Portfolio* Model for Schools – Have You Heard Why teacher strikes are touching every part of America - ABC7 News The College Board “Nonprofit”: Oh, the Money One Can Make! |