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Thursday, July 17, 2014

7-17-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter:







Attacking Diane Ravitch? Or Questions Too Uncomfortable for the Comfortable?
"When Horn read Carroll’s post and realized it provided an opening for him to attack Diane Ravitch, I wonder if he wet himself from glee." --Mercedes SchneiderNo, Ms. Schneider, I did not wet myself from glee when I read Kathleen Carroll's commentary, but I am pretty pissed right now after reading your uncharacteristically bitter attack on anyone who raises questions about what Diane Rav


Broadie McIntyre Demotes Top Ranked Principal to Make Room for Corporate Leadership Trainees
With an anonymous gift (is that a Broad smell or Gates?) and RttT money, UTK and Knox County Schools have been churning out corporate-trained school administrators since 2011.  Jim McIntyre, KCS Broad-trained Superintendent, needs to place these new and inexperienced administrators in order to satisfy the oligarch who is funding the "leadership academy."  Here is pic of Tennessee's oil e

Charter Cap in Massachusetts Will Not Be Lifted
It is gratifying to know that the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, where public schools were born, took a significant step this week to support Horace Mann's notion of quality public schools for all children.  As Mann said some 160 years ago, "agitate, agitate, agitate, but always for a good cause." The good cause that MA citizens agitated for most recently was to keep t

7-16-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: TURNcoat, Mary Ricker, to Serve as Exec VP for WeingartenWith Ricker's election, Weingarten, Gates, and Broad are building the next generation of misleaders.  Google "TURNcoats" and "AFT" and you will get the links to understand what I'm talking about.You might start here. Principal Members are the primary liaisons & spokespersons for each local in matters r