Jeff Bryant: Why There Is No Middle Ground
Earlier today there was a good exchange on the idea of finding common ground. Robert Shepherd explained why it should happen, and Ira Shor said it would not happen in light of the unreasonable attacks on teachers and public schools.
As it happens, Jeff Bryant addressed the same issues two years ago..
He commented today:
“Why there is not a middle ground in the education debate:
As it happens, Jeff Bryant addressed the same issues two years ago..
He commented today:
“Why there is not a middle ground in the education debate:
Dayne Sherman: Jindal’s War Against the People of Louisiana
Dayne Sherman is going to a rally at the state capitol in Baton Rouge on April 30.
The people of Louisiana are waking up to Jindal’s war against the common weal.
Now, says Sherman, even the Legislature is turning against Jindal.
Four big issues stir public antipathy:
First, we have to repeal the tax give-aways passed under Jindal. Rep. Jerome “Dee” Richard (I-Thibodaux) has a bill to do this very thing. We now give away an extra 2 billion dollars a year since Jindal took office. This is
The people of Louisiana are waking up to Jindal’s war against the common weal.
Now, says Sherman, even the Legislature is turning against Jindal.
Four big issues stir public antipathy:
First, we have to repeal the tax give-aways passed under Jindal. Rep. Jerome “Dee” Richard (I-Thibodaux) has a bill to do this very thing. We now give away an extra 2 billion dollars a year since Jindal took office. This is
Ira Shor: Why Common Ground Is Not Possible
In response to an earlier post by Robert Shepherd, asking whether it might be possible to find common ground on contentious issues, Ira Shor, a professor at the City University of New York, answers:
“Dr. Shepherd sounds like a person of good will who is extremely uncomfortable with the rash, untested, arrogant impositions of high-stakes testing so profitable to corps. like Pearson, and through which govt. officials like Jindal, Emanuel, Cuomo, Christie, etc., make whimsical decisions to disrupt communities, families, kids, and teachers, none of whom send their own kids to pub schls. The opposition consolidated by the brilliant work of Dr. Ravitch has not done any damage to pub schls, kids, teachers, or families, so to represent the issue as good
“Dr. Shepherd sounds like a person of good will who is extremely uncomfortable with the rash, untested, arrogant impositions of high-stakes testing so profitable to corps. like Pearson, and through which govt. officials like Jindal, Emanuel, Cuomo, Christie, etc., make whimsical decisions to disrupt communities, families, kids, and teachers, none of whom send their own kids to pub schls. The opposition consolidated by the brilliant work of Dr. Ravitch has not done any damage to pub schls, kids, teachers, or families, so to represent the issue as good
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Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Parents File Class Action Lawsuit Against State Testing by dianerav Parents in Rochester, New York, filed a federal class action lawsuit against the state and their son’s school, which punished him for refusing to take the tests in accordance with his parents’ wishes. The school not only punished the boy, but sent the sheriff’s office to the ballfield to make sure he was not allowed to play baseball. Good for them! I would sue too. The story says: Hello, NY D... more »
