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remembering a comrade
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https://greatcities.uic.edu/2024/02/29/honoring-the-life-and-work-of-john-hagedorn-on-april-1st-2024
6 hours ago
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SPI Tony Thurmond Honored with Cesar Chavez Award
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State Superintendent Thurmond honored with Cesar Chavez Award for
empowering farm working families and underserved communities.
9 hours ago
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UFT Welfare Fund nest egg – bigger than most nests
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A nest egg. A rainy day fund. A reserve. Back up. We all have some, or
would like some. In case things go sideways, a way to pay some bills in the
meantime...
11 hours ago
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KIPP St. Louis Teachers Still Seeking Fair Contract
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From the *St. Louis/Southern Illiois Labor Tribune:*
*By TIM ROWDEN Editor-in-Chief*
*St. Louis –* Still fighting for a first contract, educators from ...
12 hours ago
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PUTTING SPRING IN OUR STEPS
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Spring has sprung, the grass has Riz, I wonder where the birdies is? Winter
dies and spring arrives at our Prescott Arizona home at 6000 feet above sea
lev...
13 hours ago
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Extreme heat summit to urge leaders to act on threat from rising
temperatures
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Two of the world’s biggest aid agencies will host an inaugural global
summit on extreme heat on Thursday as directors warn that the climate
crisis is ...
14 hours ago
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A Grim Anniversary, A Useless State Report Card, and New District Chiefs –
Its Easter Time In Tennessee
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“A talent for following the ways of yesterday’, declared King Wu-ling in
307 BC, ‘is not sufficient to improve the world of today.” ― Peter
Frankopan, The ...
15 hours ago
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So You Want to Hire a Conservative Commentator!
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NBC showed the nation how NOT to hire a conservative commentator. They
picked a MAGA firebrand who stood squarely behind Trump’s lies about the
election. T...
15 hours ago
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Private equity and our healthcare. The meeting of doctors started with a
prayer and ended with them being fired.
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In a few months I will turn 76. Healthcare, health insurance, Medicare,
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, privatization and healthcare access all
consume more...
16 hours ago
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Even Our Words Can Be Loose Parts
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*"No climbing to the top!"*
When our daughter was in kindergarten, her school installed an amazing
rope-and-steel climbing structure. The kindergartners ...
17 hours ago
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Education Journalism and Education Reform as Industry
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[Header Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash] Regardless of your level of
optimism, there simply is no other conclusion to draw from over forty years
of edu...
17 hours ago
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NPE Testifies on Charter Schools: The House Committee on Education and the
Workforce
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NPE founding board member and scholar Julian Vasquez Heilig submitted
testimony to House Committee on the flaws, problems and fallacies
associated with t...
18 hours ago
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The Florida Bar deepens the comprehensive, compounding failure of Florida
lawyers in the Schofield case
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Without explanation, the Bar has concluded it is fine for a lawyer paid by
state taxpayers to falsely assert to a tribunal that a "defendant" has
confessed...
19 hours ago
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Will Untenable Voucher Expansion Threaten Public School Funding in Ohio?
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer‘s Laura Hancock reports this week that the
enormous expansion of EdChoice vouchers in Ohio will bring the state’s
investment in ...
20 hours ago
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This and That
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From Westside Seattle:
*In the wake of two fatal shooting deaths in the past year near Chief
Sealth International High School (CSIHS) the PTSA is sponsor...
1 day ago
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Goodbye Doo Wop Don
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By Thomas Ultican 3/27/2024 Don Shalvey, with his self-selected twitter
handle @dooWopDon, passed away March 16th, succumbing to a lengthy battle
with brai...
1 day ago
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My non-vote for Biden
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Israel is totally ignoring the UN Security Council's Ceasefire Resolution
1 day ago
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Confusing assistance requirements contribute to food insecurity among
college students
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* Food insecurity among college students is associated with negative
physical and mental health and lower academic performance and graduation
rates. A r...
1 day ago
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The Trouble With Classical Education
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Classical education, despite the fact that most people who use the term
appear to know exactly what they mean, is a wide, messy category. A recent
Emma Gre...
1 day ago
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Cartoons on Artificial Intelligence
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No one yet knows how “artificial intelligence” (AI) will affect and shape
our individual and institutional behaviors in the years ahead. Wild claims
of sol...
2 days ago
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La. GATOR School Voucher Bill: An Escape from Accountability
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Louisiana HB 745, “LA GATOR Scholarship Program; Creation and
Administration,” is on the La. senate education committee‘s legislative
agenda for Tuesday, M...
3 days ago
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March (2024) Useful Parent Engagement Resources
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“Gentle parenting” seems to be based on sound child psychology principles,
but these techniques may not be as effective for more serious challenging
behavi...
3 days ago
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“Toward a More Perfect Union”
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I’ve always loved the elegant, aspirational phrase, “Toward a More Perfect
Union,” found in the opening sentence of our Constitution. It was our
Founding ...
3 days ago
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DOE's irresponsibility in employing AI products regardless of whether they
protect student privacy
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A week ago, the NY Post featured an article about a new AI program call
Yourai sold by a company called LINC, or The Learning Innovation Catalyst,
that ...
5 days ago
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What Choice Do We Have? [On School Choice]
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Here’s something I never got to tell you. About seven years ago, I wrote
this post that went viral. I didn’t expect to see some ...
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The post W...
1 week ago
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The Unbelievably Humbling Journey to a ‘Blue Biography’ in Educational
Thinkers
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The upcoming Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers evokes a deep sense
of connection with the lineage of educators and thinkers who have sculpted
the c...
1 week ago
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OK BOOMERS ENJOY RETIREMENT WE WILL BE TAKING OVER NOW GEN X MILLENIALS GEN
Z HAS ARRIVED
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*Check Voter Registration Deadlines and Laws in Your State | Vote.gov*
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*How to register to vote |* USAGov https://www.usa.gov/register...
1 week ago
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PCSP comments on how the privacy protections in the proposed COPPA regs
should be improved
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See below comments that PCSP and attorney Zephyr Teachout submitted to the
Federal Trade Commission, urging them to strengthen their proposed student
priva...
1 week ago
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DOE’s pitiful performance yesterday at class size hearing
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March 1, 2024 1. Just a quick note to say that tonight I will be
participating on a panel discussing Mayoral Control and School Governance
at 7 PM. You can...
1 week ago
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Focused: Understanding, Negotiating, and Maximizing Your Influence as a
School Leader
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INTRODUCTION Focus, focus, and focus! Focus is what this book is about.
Here we aim to help school leaders understand what they should focus on and
why. We...
1 week ago
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New Playing For Change Song Around The World Video: “Doctor My Eyes with
Jackson Browne”
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I have shared just about every “Song Around The World” music video that
Playing For Change has made. This videos share popular songs, usually with
the or...
1 week ago
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Can Early Academic Pressure Cause Learning Disabilities?
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When children face pressure to learn to read early in kindergarten and run
into trouble, will they be diagnosed with learning disabilities when they
only...
1 week ago
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Let’s recall just how bad a president Trump was!
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For the record, concerning Covid:, this is from Quora: ———- President Trump
tweeted that 17,000 people died from Swine Flu under Obama. How does this
compa...
3 weeks ago
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March 5, 2024: The time for delay has passed
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It is time to open the ballot sitting on my kitchen counter. Only, the more
I learn of politics, the…
The post March 5, 2024: The time for delay has pass...
3 weeks ago
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More Allegations Of Sexual Abuse From The Early Days Of KIPP NYC
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[Note: This post draws from an interview I conducted with an anonymous
source who identifies as a KIPP alum from the late 1990s. I consider this
person cre...
4 weeks ago
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A Change of Plans
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Last September, in a piece titled Where We Expect To Retire, I informed
folks that we were planning to move to Kendal Crosslands Communities, the
Crossla...
4 weeks ago
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A Measly Case of Measles
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Or so would Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo would have you believe.
His vaccine-hesitant approach to public health discourages parents and
others f...
4 weeks ago
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Dr. Kriznar explains why birthday parties and so much more are now on the
chopping block.
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I am kind of grosseed out at her explanation so I am not going to comment
now, but I wanted anyone interested to see it.
This is her responce after I wr...
4 weeks ago
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Wisdom from the Sage of Mount Vernon
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Words of wisdom appropriate to our time. …from George Washington, America’s
first President, on President’s Day. (Edited and updated from a previous
post) ...
5 weeks ago
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What Price Will You Pay?
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Democracy dies when we give up freedoms, thinking they are a small price to
pay. That's why we need to defend our right to vote and defeat
authoritarian le...
5 weeks ago
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Book Review: “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good
Billionaire”
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By Anthony Cody What impact has Bill Gates had on the world since he
launched the most wealthy tax-exempt foundation in the world? We finally
have a book t...
1 month ago
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1805
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*November 15*: Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific. Scientists now believe
that the Coastal Salish people bred small dogs for their fleece, which they
w...
1 month ago
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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 ...
1 month ago
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Radical Eyes for Equity: Media Misreads Reading Science (Again)
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Radical Eyes for Equity: Media Misreads Reading Science (Again)
For more than five years, mainstream media has been obsessed with two false
but compelling...
2 months ago
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A voice of reason combating the war to destroy OUR public schools
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Amplifying Democracy’s Voice: BustEDpencils, a Daily Rally Cry for
Public Education!
2 months ago
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From Asa to A. Phillip: Nothing But a ‘Sigma’ Man by Mark Anthony Neal
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Richard Avedon, *A. Philip Randolph, Founder, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, New York City, April 8, 1976*
*From Asa to A. Phillip: Nothing But a...
2 months ago
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2023 In Review And What’s To Come In 2024
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2023 is almost complete and it was a busy, challenging, rewarding, and fun
year. The news of the world was sometimes too much to watch. Countries were
dest...
2 months ago
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Could This Be Gadfly’s End? Top 12 Articles From 2023 Read By Fewer Than
Ever
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After 9 years of pounding my head against the wall - well, it seems like
the wall is winning.
3 months ago
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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...
3 months ago
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Israel’s War on Gaza Is Also a War on History and Education
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Israel's war on Gaza is also a war on children--and just like the attempts
to ban discussion of race and gender in U.S. classrooms, Israel aims to
censor h...
3 months ago
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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...
3 months ago
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Redesigning School Governance: Beyond Mayoral Control
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From time to time the legislature passes a bill with a sunset provision,
unless the law is reauthorized by a specific date the law reverts to the
law it re...
5 months ago
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY (2023 Updated)
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20 Best Mph Programs In New York, NY 1. Pace University Rating: (4.2 )
Address: One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038...
The post 20 Best Mph Programs In...
5 months 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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6 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...
8 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...
9 months ago
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What is the Most Important Subject in School?
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In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the question of which subject
reigns supreme has been a topic...
9 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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11 months ago
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All My New Writing is on Substack
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Come check it out . . . samchaltain.substack.com
1 year 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...
1 year 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...
1 year 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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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...
2 years 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...
2 years 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...
2 years 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...
2 years 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...
2 years 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
...
2 years 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...
3 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...
3 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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3 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.
3 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...
3 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...
3 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/
3 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...
4 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.
4 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...
4 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...
4 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...
5 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...
5 years ago
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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...
5 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...
6 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...
6 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...
6 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...
6 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...
6 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 ...
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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...
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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...
7 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...
7 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...
7 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...
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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...
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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
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
8 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...
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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...
9 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...
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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...
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UPDATE: Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 3-5 AM Posts #soschat #edreform
To train and control or to teach and learn: is there a choice? « Cooperative Catalyst:To train and control or to teach and learn: is there a choice?by educatedtodeathOriginally posted at educatedtodeath.comIt seems that the goal of institutions is dominion over mankind. Organizations function to tame wild spirits and make them act civilly. This is not a terrible thing— people acting civilly. But, do the rulers act civilly? Not just the grand rulers, the government, corporations, etc., but the smaller ... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Write to Your Legislator NOW:Write to Your Legislator NOWby Melissa WestbrookFrom afar I have been following the machinations of the State Senator Republicans (and the 3 Roadkill Dems including Rodney Tom) and the state budget.I can only say that, like Nick Hanauer, this is no way to show loyalty to your party. I think if Senator Tom wants to be a Republican, he should go back to being one (he acts like one anyway). I also ...more »
School Tech Connect: In Which I Admit I'm Squatting....:In Which I Admit I'm Squatting....by noreply@blogger.com (Tim)Scout In PursuitHere's an image from the day, mashed up in Fotoflexer. So here's a conundrum. I have a number of different URL's that I pay for--- none of them have anything to do with these topics--- and I keep up the payments for those URL's through my web hosting service, A Small Orange, a company I can't say enough good things about. If you ... more »
Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org:NYC DOE "Chancellor" Dennis Walcott Says That "Just Cause" in 3020-a Arbitration is Harmful To His AgendaGovernment Lies, Corruption and Mismanagement | Posted 3/4/2012 at 4:28 PMWalcott gets my award for the most despicable member of any education administration currently in office. Cant we get rid of him? The reason for my saying this is that I know how school administrators push good people out of their jobs, just read my post on this blog and on ... more »
The Future of the Florida Senate: Will the Anti-Privatization Coalition Extend to Schools | Scathing Purple Musings:The Future of the Florida Senate: Will the Anti-Privatization Coalition Extend to Schoolsby Bob SikesWhat follows is an analysis by a long time observer of Florida politics. The writer desires to be recognized by a pseudonym, Lois Pace.Will the emerging center coalition in the Florida Senate flex its muscle as we enter the last two weeks of the legislative session? Will those Senators who ... more »
One Teacher's Perspective: A Public Challenge to Privatizing Schools:A Public Challenge to Privatizing Schoolsby Imagine WisconsinThis week’s guestperspective comes from Bill Conway—Wisconsin’s 2009-2010 PTA Teacher of the Year.Conway is a veteran social studies teacher at Parker High Schoolin Janesville, WI.I read recently, with greatconcern, a JanesvilleGazette article about a private organization from Florida offering to keeptwo rural Wisconsin elementary schools open at a fraction of the currentoperating costs.It sent chills down my spine to read how this privateorganization cam... more »
Schools Matter: Confessions of a "Bad Teacher":Confessions of a "Bad Teacher"by Judy RabinFrom the New York TimesMarch 3, 2012Confessions of a ‘Bad’ TeacherBy WILLIAM JOHNSONI AM a special education teacher. My students have learning disabilities ranging from autism and attention-deficit disorder to cerebral palsy and emotional disturbances. I love these kids, but they can be a handful. Almost without exception, they struggle on standardized tests, frustrate their teachers and find it hard to connect with their peers. What’s more, these ... more »
Schools Matter: Teacher, Julie Cavanagh, on Test Scores:Teacher, Julie Cavanagh, on Test Scoresby Jim HornFrom the NYDaily NewsAccording to the numbers, I am a highly effective New York City public school teacher. But you won’t see me jumping for joy over the news.My teacher data report, along with those of 18,000 other teachers, was released last week by the Education Department after a lengthy legal battle. That report says I have a career rating that falls at or above the ...more »
Breitbart gone. Kyle Olson picks up his banner. « Fred Klonsky:Breitbart gone. Kyle Olson picks up his banner.by Fred KlonskyGlen Yarbrough left the Limelighters.To those who thought the passing of Andrew Breitbart last week at the age of 43 meant the end of an era of mindless right-wing yahoo bloggers (and I’m pretty sure that most of you did not), I present Kyle Olson.Olson’s resume has mainly consisted of heading a tiny group of teacher haters in Western Michigan called ... more »
Tampa Bay Times: Charter School Dangers on Display in Scientology Case | Scathing Purple Musings:Tampa Bay Times: Charter School Dangers on Display in Scientology Caseby Bob SikesThe editors of the Tampa Bay Times have weighed in one week after Drew Harwell’s investigative pieceappeared on its pages last Sunday. They focus their ire on the shady dealings of Life Force Arts and Technology Academy director Hanan Islam while pointing out the dangers that current charter school policies place upon children and ... more »
We need more teachers like this « Cooperative Catalyst:We need more teachers like thisby joebowerIf you are proud of your high testsandgrades or ashamed of your low ones, you are a part of the problem.But if those who get low testsandgrades speak up against them they are easily labelled as ‘sour grapes’.That’s why those who get high testsandgrades have a responsibility to speak up and reject any accolades. Because they know that standardized tests measure what matters least. They also ... more »
March Madness Begins in Our Schools: It's Test Prep Time - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:March Madness Begins in Our Schools: It's Test Prep Timeby Anthony CodyFollow me on Twitter at @AnthonyCodyIn our nation's public schools, March Madness has taken on a whole new meaning. It is test prep time in America.Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is fond of saying that we should not teach the test. At the same time, there are huge consequences for schools, teachers ... more »
UPDATE: 31 arrested in women's rights demonstration at state Capitol | Richmond Times-Dispatch:UPDATE: 31 arrested in women's rights demonstration at state CapitolCredit: EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCHVirginia State Police guarded the steps of the state Capitol during today's protest by abortion-rights demonstrators.Credit: EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCHPolice dragged some protesters from the steps of the state Capitol before arresting them today.RelatedAbortion protestors arrestedBrittany Fulk was among the demonstrators made to move back by riot police off the steps of the State Capitol» More... more »
Attention Santorum: 99 Percent of Republicans Expect Their Kids to Go to College - Education - GOOD:Attention Santorum: 99 Percent of Republicans Expect Their Kids to Go to Collegeby Liz DwyerRick Santorum has been busy criticizing President Obama's push to ensure more American students go to college, but it turns out his opinion is out of step with America. The latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People the Press reveals that 60 percent of Americans believe colleges ... more »
Governor Quinn: What if this happened to you? « Fred Klonsky:Governor Quinn: What if this happened to you?by Fred KlonskyComments from the petition to Governor Quinn to restore funding to TRIP, the state’s health insurance for retired teachers.Governor Quinn, what if your health insurance would SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE with out any warning and with no way to increase your monthly income and you were among the retired, who have worked hard all of their career? – PatriciaAfter 31 years of dedicated ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Corporate Media Can't Wait to Humiliate Teachers!:Corporate Media Can't Wait to Humiliate Teachers!by DukeThe vultures in the corporate media have been looking at how the NY Daily News, the NY Post, MSNBC, and theLA Times are trashing teachers. And they are so jealous - they can't wait to join in the fun! Take, for instance, the folks at Gannett, which owns the Asbury Park Post:Everyone agrees that the teacher evaluation system in New Jersey is due for an ... more »
Tom King's Blog of De-Fog!: Grading the Graders: More Meaningless Madness!:Grading the Graders: More Meaningless Madness!by Dr. TomHave you been following the recent drive among pundits and pols to find a new use for those standardized tests they give to our kids?Those costly tests, which also take much time away from learners and teachers, are largely useless in helping students. The sample of questions and student answers just don't tell anyone enough about what to do with the data.This kind ... more »
Transformaction - Arlington, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators:Looking AheadTransformactionThe world we know is built on transactions. Everything is a matter of give-and-take. We exchange what we have for things we want and need of similar value. Economically speaking, it works. We have learned to assign value to everything, and then conduct transactions based on those values. Living by making transactions works as long as you exist in a closed system. You ... more »
Fathers becoming a driving force in PTA:Fathers becoming a driving force in PTANew York TimesSunday, March 4, 2012PrintE-mailShareComments (0)Font | Size: 0MORE EDUCATIONS.F. City College chancellor stepping down 03.01.12S.F. schools waive seniority for some in layoffs 03.01.12CSU trustees chairman ousted02.28.12New York --At Public School 11 in Manhattan in New York City, the senior president of the Parent Teacher Association is a vivacious chatterbox who ascended the school's executive board the way many do: forging bonds with parents and teachers, doing ... more »
Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky:Sunday links.by Fred KlonskyThe correlation of value added scores in NY and the quality of a teacher from year to year? None.Retired math teacher GFBrandenburg’s blog explains why Bill Gates didn’t want the VAM scores made public. They’re total bullshit and blow the cover off of his reform agenda.The VAM scores mean nothing says a highly-rated New York school teacher.We’re almost at 8,000 signatures on retired teacher and former IEA President Bob Haisman’s petition to return ... more »
A Teacher Says “NO!” to Common Core Standards | Seattle Education:A Teacher Says “NO!” to Common Core Standardsby seattleducation2011I question the motivations of David Coleman, “architect” and lead author of the Common Core, whose video was shown to ICs last year giving a lesson on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”…This past summer, I viewed an entire two-hour tape of Colemen giving a speech to New York state educators about CCSS. Besides how condescending he was ... more »
Reject case for status quo in schools | Shreveporttimes | shreveporttimes.com:Reject case for status quo in schoolsDiane Ravitch, a former Education Department official in both the Bush and Clinton administrations, spoke this week in Lafayette. Interestingly enough, she spoke to a meeting of the Louisiana School Boards Association.It's interesting because Ravitch speaks with the zeal of a convert on education issues. Once she embraced the structural changes on which much of the left and right agree as ways to improve ... more »
Grumpy Educators: No Unnecessary Tests (NUT) Report: Parent Right to Opt Out Lawsuit Emerges:No Unnecessary Tests (NUT) Report: Parent Right to Opt Out Lawsuit Emergesby SandraBig News!!! (March 2012)The ACLU is interested in supporting any parents whose children received a penalty/threats for opting out of testing.If you want to participate in the complaint please share the following:your storypermission to join in on the ACLU complaintyour return addressa signature on a hard copySubmit to: Nina Bishop, 3065 Windward Way, Colorado Springs, ... more »
Daily Kos: What’s so bad about American parents, anyway?:What’s so bad about American parents, anyway?by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)...the United States is one of only three countries in the world, along with Swaziland and Papua New Guinea, that have no federal paid parental leave policy. After President Richard Nixon vetoed the Comprehensive Childcare Act of 1971, which promised to ensure quality, affordable child care, American parents were left to fend for themselves. In a country that pays its child-care workers less than ... more »
A rare break from testing madness - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:A rare break from testing madnessby Valerie StraussThis was written by Pamela Grundy, a founding member of Mecklenburg Area Coming Together for Schools (Mecklenburg Acts), a grassroots coalition of parents, citizens and organizations working on behalf of Mecklenburg County’s public schools. This first appeared on the website of Parents Across America, an organization that she also co-founded that connects parents and activists from across the country to ... more »
Thousands of Sacramento-area teachers soon to receive pink slips - Sac Moms Club Family - The Sacramento Bee:Thousands of Sacramento-area teachers soon to receive pink slipsShareBy Diana Lambertdlambert@sacbee.comPublished: Sunday, Mar. 4, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 1BLast Modified: Sunday, Mar. 4, 2012 - 12:05 amThousands of pink slips will be in the hands of area teachers and other school employees by March 15. The notices warn the holder that they are in jeopardy of being laid off at the ... more »
Saturday coffee + Old school. « Fred Klonsky #soschatBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-14 minutes agoSaturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky:Saturday coffee.by Fred KlonskyNo time to sit and savor the coffee this morning. Ulysses had a grooming appointment at 11:00.I don’t want to say what it costs us to get our dog’s hair cut. But Joe charges me $20 for clippers and a straight razor shave with hot towels. Ulysses costs way more.Thursday I had my yearly physical, so I ... more »
Mock Test Concerns from a Teacher (who also opts her own child out of the state test) | United Opt Out National:Mock Test Concerns from a Teacher (who also opts her own child out of the state test)by admin(from California)Help! My principal (new to the school) wants us to give the students a mock test to prepare for the CST. It’s supposed to show us which standards students are struggling with. The tests are the released test questions. The 6th ... more »
School Tech Connect: The Week In Books:The Week In Booksby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)I gave away my Kindle tonight. It's a neat tool, but it was actually slowing me down, what with having to make investment decisions on so many books.Within ten minutes, I found these at the big government socialized reading center. It's amazing how certain titles get by you. Life of Pi, for example. How have I not read that one yet? Another one of these titles, The Story of ... more »
You Can Catch More Flies with Honey! Lesson Learned! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:You Can Catch More Flies with Honey! Lesson Learned!by OldschoolteachWe sat in the gymtorium watching the presentation about the Negro Baseball League, and he wouldn’t stop. He sat a few feet away from me and he wouldn’t stop talking, wouldn’t stop leaning on other people, and he wouldn’t stop putting his hands on others. His teacher was absent, and the substitute, well, I guess he ...more »
Digital | The limits of online assessments:The limits of online assessmentsby Jill BarshayHow tough is it for a math teacher to know if his or her students understand basic math?Tougher than you think, according Marilyn Burns, a veteran math educator and founder of Math Solutions, a unit of Scholastic Inc.She found that an alarming number of middle-school students couldn’t subtract 998 from 1000 in their heads. Instead, they cross out zeroes and subtract digit by digit without really understanding or ... more »
The last I’ll post on teacher data reports | Outside the Cave:The last I’ll post on teacher data reportsby Stephen LazarI’m just about ready to move on to writing about more important and pressing topics than the release of teacher data reports, but wanted to share a couple more great pieces that point out flaws in the reports, and their release. What all three of these pieces share — and every piece I’ve read in the New York Times, Daily ... more »
Limbaugh Apology Makes It Obvious He Has No Idea What Sandra Fluke Said « Student Activism:Limbaugh Apology Makes It Obvious He Has No Idea What Sandra Fluke Saidby Angus JohnstonThree days after causing a huge uproar by calling Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a “slut,” a “prostitute,” and a “feminazi,” Rush Limbaugh has apologized. But his statement makes clear that he has absolutely no idea what Fluke said in her testimony to Democratic members of Congress, or what her arguments ... more »
Money Pours Into Coffers of Heartland Institute, The Propaganda Arm of the Right Wing « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!:Money Pours Into Coffers of Heartland Institute, The Propaganda Arm of the Right Wingby millerlfRight Wing Heartland Institute Moves to Exclusive New OfficesOne South Wacker #2740Chicago, Illinois 60606See map: Google MapsAfter 15 years in offices on South LaSalle Street, Heartland Institute recently moved to an exclusive larger new office on the 27th floor of One South Wacker across the street ...more »
Commentaries (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out):The Atlanta Scandal: Teaching in A Culture of Fear, Intimidation and Retaliation By Erich Martel Posted: 2011-07-20This essay is from Nonpartisan Education Review, July 2011.NOTE: The massive Special Investigation Into Test Tampering in Atlanta's School Systemreport Atlanta Investigative Report comes in four volumes (pdf):Vol 1Vol 2Vol 3Exhibits to the ReportOhanian Comment: Erich Martel, a Washington, D. C. teacher, draws an important conclusion from what happen in Atlanta: Those who think our public schools can be improved ... more »