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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

6-11-14 @ The Chalk Face

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La. BESE Member Jane Smith to Governor Jindal: Drop CC and PARCC
Below is an open letter written to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal by Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) member and Jindal-appointee, Jane Smith. Smith wants to encourage Jindal to follow through on his plans to drop CCSS and PARCC in Louisiana. Let me add, it is certainly time. Using the words of the song […]


Higher Education Leaders who know nothing.
OK.  Today might just be the day that I quit. If the leaders of our academic institutions have really decided to sign onto to something that has no empirical support specifically (that common core standards and high stakes tests better prepare students for college) and at the same time totally disregard tons of empirical support […]
My Book, A Chronicle of Echoes, is Now Available on Kindle
My newly-released whistle blower book detailing the expliotation of American public education, A Chronicle of Echoes: Who’s Who in the Implosion of American Public Education, is now available on Kindle. For some reason, the Kindle link is separate from the link for the paperback and hardcover. The Kindle link lacks all reviewer information that is available for people […]
This Week in “Please Shut Up”: Arne Duncan
This Week in “Please Shut Up”: Arne Duncan. via This Week in “Please Shut Up”: Arne Duncan.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Gates Moratorium Another Scam: Beware the Roadbuilders pt. 2
Gates Moratorium Another Scam: Beware the Roadbuilders pt. 2. via Gates Moratorium Another Scam: Beware the Roadbuilders pt. 2.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical


6-10-14 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Duncan Dumps on Oklahoma in a June 9 Press ConferenceUS Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was asked in a June 9, 2014, press conference about Oklahoma’s decision to drop the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin– who also happens to be the chair of CCSS license co-owner National Governors Association (NGA)– signed Oklahoma HB 3399 into law on Thursday