Betsy DeVos Is Coming For Your Children : Betsy DeVos Is Coming For Your Children Even among all the billionaires, ideologues, and straight-up racist goons Donald Trump has nominated for his cabinet, Betsy DeVos, who was confirmed earlier this week as the Secretary of Education, stands out for how seemingly unqualified she is. As the doomed critics of her nomination were quick to say, she has nev
You said no to DeVos, this is how you can say yes to students : You said no to DeVos, this is how you can say yes to students Things you can do to support public education You called, emailed, marched and told everyone on Facebook how much you care about public education. Now it's time to take that energy/frustration/inspiration and stand up for your local public school. And since we are educator
Charter Schools Blur Line Between Religious, Public Education - The Atlantic : Does Religion Have a Place in Public Schools? “The question of what to do with religion in school-choice programs is how, or whether, to keep the baby while ditching the bathwater. ” From the standpoint of democratic theory, the basic problem with school choice is this: Religious belief and affiliation can be vital sit
CURMUDGUCATION: DeVos Staying The Course : DeVos Staying The Course Betsy DeVos granted her first interview as Secretary of Education, or even Secretary-nominee, to Ingrid Jacques at the Detroit News. Jacques could be counted on to treat DeVos with warm, soft, friendly gloves. The deputy editorial page editor has previously told readers that DeVos is all about children , that the EAA is working ,
ACSE Agenda February 22-23, 2017 - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education) : ACSE Agenda February 22-23, 2017 Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) meeting agenda. ACSE Agenda February 22-23, 2017 - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education) : ACSE Agenda February 22-23, 2017 - Administration & Support (CA Dept of Education) : Advisory Commission on Special Education Member
About That Bill Abolishing The Department Of Education : NPR Ed : NPR : About That Bill Abolishing The Department Of Education Tuesday was a busy day for education policy. Betsy DeVos, you may have heard , was confirmed as Secretary of Education with an unprecedented tiebreaker vote. The House of Representatives also voted to throw out a lot of rules that were decided on just last year. These rul
CURMUDGUCATION: Reformsters Contemplate Race (Part I) : Reformsters Contemplate Race (Part I) Last week the American Enterprise Institute hosted an afternoon of reformy navel gazing, featuring an all-start lineup and centered around the general topic of race and the specific issue of whether the Great Reform Coalition was about to fall apart because (I'm paraphrasing) there's an actively racist a
2/9/2017 – Progressives Lost The Vote On DeVos But Won Something Else : Progressives Lost The Vote On DeVos But Won Something Else February 9, 2017 Subscribe THIS WEEK: Why Dislike DeVos … Closing USDoE … Ending ESSA Rules … School Segregation … Civics Education TOP STORY Progressives Lost The Vote On DeVos But Won Something Else By Jeff Bryant “Betsy DeVos may have won her contest in the Senate
How DeVos Plans To Change The Department Of Education : How DeVos Plans To Change The Department Of Education Betsy DeVos was confirmed by a 51-50 Senate vote Tuesday to run the Department of Education. Here’s how President Trump’s controversial cabinet pick plans to change the nation’s education policy: Relax unrealistically strict standards for secretary of education Modify Title IX to allow in
Betsy DeVos Has Been Confirmed. Now the Fight Really Begins. | The Nation : Betsy DeVos Has Been Confirmed. Now the Fight Really Begins. DeVos will have significant influence over how civil-rights protections for students are enforced, and how the for-profit college and student-loan industries are regulated. Several years ago, billionaire Republican donor Betsy DeVos wrote that she’d “decided to
DeVos, Obama, Booker, Trump – All Enemies Of Public Education | PopularResistance.Org : DeVos, Obama, Booker, Trump – All Enemies Of Public Education Betsy DeVos barely won confirmation as the next secretary of education, so dreadful is the performance of the charter schools she promotes in Michigan. But the educational atrocities of the DeVos schools are inseparable from the larger war against p
UTLA Writes a Letter to Eli Broad about Betsy DeVos | Diane Ravitch's blog : UTLA Writes a Letter to Eli Broad about Betsy DeVos The United Teachers of Los Angeles sent this letter to billionaire Eli Broad. Broad has been a major funder of privately managed charter schools in Los Angeles, Detroit, and other districts around the nation. He currently is promoting a $450 million plan to put half of
The battle over public education is raging, but it's immoral to use students as pawns - LA Times : The battle over public education is raging, but it's immoral to use students as pawns Nationally and locally, the war for control of public schools has escalated. Betsy DeVos was confirmed as President Trump ’s Education secretary Tuesday, despite having displayed a shocking lack of knowledge about
Ed Notes Online: Why DeVos Vouchers May Be Dead Issue - Republican Women Senators : Why DeVos Vouchers May Be Dead Issue - Republican Women Senators In voting against DeVos, Collins and Murkowski are remaining true to their long-standing positions on vouchers. In July 2015, both voted against student vouchers, three times.... Monkey Cage It wasn't totally surprising that the 2 Republican defector
Teaching in the Trump Years (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice : Teaching in the Trump Years (Part 1) *”A kindergarten teacher in Tennessee says that a Latino child asks every day, ‘Is the wall here yet?’ He was told by classmates that he will be deported and blocked from returning home by the wall proposed by presidential candidate Donald Trump.” *A high school princi
Betsy DeVos' School Choice To-Do List | National News | US News : Decoding the DeVos To-Do List The new education secretary is a champion of school choice, but may need to take a piecemeal approach to expansion. President Donald Trump pledged on the campaign trail to direct $20 billion in federal education spending to school choice policies . On Tuesday evening, he took a first step toward fulfil
‘Students first’: New Education Secretary Betsy DeVos seeks common ground - The Washington Post : ‘Students first’: New Education Secretary Betsy DeVos seeks common ground Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday delivered her first public message since her rocky confirmation hearing, promising her new staff that she is committed to working with it to “protect, strengthen and create new world
Senator Warren Persists Sen. Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
DeVos’s Opponents are Definitely Not Complacent Defenders of the Status Quo | janresseger : DeVos’s Opponents are Definitely Not Complacent Defenders of the Status Quo Betsy DeVos was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday and sworn in as our new U.S. Secretary of Education. It became clear in the run up to the Senate’s closest-ever vote on a Cabinet secretary that millions of Americans value the ide
Russ on Reading: Next Steps in the DeVos Fight: Resist, Resist, Resist : Next Steps in the DeVos Fight: Resist, Resist, Resist The Republican dominated Senate has confirmed the clearly unqualified Betsy DeVos to be Secretary of Education. We can see this inexplicable vote as just another in a long line of votes where the government has decided to put partisan politics in front of good sense and g
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Remember the battle over the Marine Academy? Look what's happened since. : Remember the battle over the Marine Academy? Look what's happened since. Community activists like Delia Borillas, worked hard to rally neighbors against plans to turn Ames into a military academy. Back in 2014, after the Mayor and then school CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett promised not to close any
Schools Matter: White Male Protestant Elites Can No Afford Democratic Values : White Male Protestant Elites Can No Afford Democratic Values I have believed for some years that the American Republic would be safe only so long as white, male Protestant elites continued to believe they had enough influence and support to win elections. During the 2016 presidential campaign, authoritarian intellectua
Badass Teachers Association: DeVos' First Promises by Cheryl Binkley : Badass Teachers Association I listened to Betsy DeVos' opening remarks to the Department of Education staff today, and was grateful for the Masters in Euphemistic Double Speak I earned under the various prior administrations at my schools and in the greater Education world. Phil Rosenfelt, the long time Department Acting perso
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 2/8/17 Featured Post Explaining Betsy DeVos and her poor judgment on education Why I’m Saying Farewell to EduShyster – Have You Heard by mike simpson / 1h Why I’m Saying Farewell to
How They Silence Us: An ABC Primer
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As the latest reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
begins to take effect nationwide, the proverbial you-know-what is beginning
to ...
DOLORES - A Film Worth Seeing
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A great film. A tribute to a great organizer !
SACRAMENTO SCREENING
DOLORES | 1 hour 38 minutes
FRIDAY, SEP 22- THURSDAY, SEP 28
The Tower Theatre
Great Free Event at SAM for Arts Educators
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*Fall Educator Preview: Andrew Wyeth*
*We're celebrating you with an exclusive view for educators into the
exhibition, "Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect." SAM...
The Forgotten Student
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David Lantz: America has ignored the Forgotten Student and succumbed to
what Alan Bloom called “The Closing of the American Mind."
The post The Forgotten...
Imperial Dreams/ Human Nightmares
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The notorious CIA heavy, Edward Lansdale, spoke clearly and honestly in
regard to the US war against Vietnam “There is only one means of defeating
an insur...
OF GOATS, PLAYGROUNDS, TVAAS, AND POLLS.
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Happy Friday to you. Some more sad news this week. Woodbine is a
neighborhood here in Nashville where my family lived for 10 years before
moving further do...
Another Critical Scholar Banned by Diane
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It's not often that the unofficial matriarch of anti-ed reform gets called
out for her support of the corporate education forces that she would,
otherwise,...
WE MUST COME OUT AND VOTE.
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Dear fellow Westchester Democrats and moderate Republicans seeking to oust
Rob Astorino. (With help from today’s NY Times) and vote …
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Jargon
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I think I understand most of the things that other English speaking
teachers say to me, unless they're from the UK, then I only understand
about half. ...
Skipping The Classes I Don’t Need
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Whenever folks hear code words like ” … regardless of zip code …” they act
upon it in multiple ways. Some want to create educational ...
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The p...
Whatever Happened to Total Quality Management?
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Heralded as an innovation that improved private sector companies, TQM swept
across the educational landscape beginning in the late 1980s as a way of
improv...
Ethics Shmethics and the Charter School Biz
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Over at reformy Chalkbeat, it's all Moskowitz, all the time. So when
Moskowitz Academy leaders claim they aren't accountable for the offensive
comments of...
I Taught At The XQ Houston Super School
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On September 8th Steve Jobs’ widow, Laurene Powell-Jobs, purchased a prime
time commercial free hour on the four major TV networks to broadcast
something c...
Scott Shine says teachers don't need raises.
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Are you $#^ing kidding me? #$%^& #$%@ on a stick What is wrong with this
$%#& *&%@!!!!
Deep breaths, deep breaths. Also symbols above only replaced the wor...
Tablets can teach kids to solve physical puzzles
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Researchers confirm that when 4-6 year old children learn how to solve a
puzzle using a touchscreen tablet, they can then apply this learning to the
same ...
Request to Maintain Funding for Title II Part A
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Joint ltr from CA, OR, and WA urging Congress to maintain funding for Title
II, Part A (Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants) of the Every
Student...
Rejecting Growth Mindset and Grit at Three Levels
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As the academic year began at my university, I was confronted with how the
very worst of K-12 public education reform continues to creep upward,
engulfing ...
Confederate public school names do harm
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This past May, some colleagues and I published an article in the *Journal
of Cases in Educational Leadership* (JCEL) about a high school in Virginia
(it's ...
TODAY: Submit comments to USDoE before midnight.
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The US Department of Education is asking for comments, “In accordance
with Executive Order 13777, “Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,” the
Departmen...
Review of John Gennari's "Flavor and Soul"
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“With the publication of *Flavor and Soul- Italian America at its African
American Edge,*"John Gennari has written an eloquent book about Italian
Americans...
The New “Jack”: Trading Justice for Grit
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(Taking a small break between chapters in The Interregnum Mile to bring you
something to consider) Is Restorative Justice being “jacked?” Restorative
Justi...
Please take our 5-minute class size survey!
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*Welcome back to a new school year! *
Please take our five-minute class size survey to let us know how large your
child’s class size is this year; teachers...
We the people, our Constitution
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I keep a pocket version of the U.S. Constitution handy, and this year I’ve
found myself thumbing through it on a regular basis. (I wonder why?) More…
On Deaf Ears: My Public Comment to the LAUSD Board
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On September 12, 2017, the LAUSD School Board was set to take a vote to
approve several charters for five-year renewals, including ICEF Innovation.
However...
Good-Bye Princess of Madiganistan
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It was not too long ago Lisa Madigan declared a financial emergency and
attacked the state’s public employees and retirees. Madigan and other
self-inter...
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...
FAIRTEST is not a footnote
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I am a fan of footnotes, including my own, and probably my favorite
footnote in Addicted to Reform: A 12-Step Program to Rescue Public
Education is #1 for ...
Questions as Invitations, Not Inquisitions
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When you are a writer, inspiration for your writing can come from all over,
suddenly, unpredictably, sometimes even against your will. Into my in box
this...
Teacher Bathroom Behavior Charges
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The following comes from the files of, *"You Can't Make This Shit Up!"*
Last month Chaz in a blog post wrote...
*Up until this previous school year the Off...
Arrogance-Advice to Start the Year
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The look to give those no nothing supervisors and Principals who try to
intimidate. Get the upper hand!
(Photo from Congo House at the Bronx Zoo)
Trump’s War on Science: NYT Editorial
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New York Times Editorial Board Sept. 9, 2017 The news was hard to digest
until one realized it was part of a much larger and increasingly disturbing
patter...
Trump’s War on Science: NYT Editorial
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New York Times Editorial Board Sept. 9, 2017 The news was hard to digest
until one realized it was part of a much larger and increasingly disturbing
patter...
Surprise! If You Live Under a Rock.
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As the war against our public schools and the profession of teaching drags
on it amazes me that some people still act surprised when politicians
attempt ...
Do Perks for Teachers Compromise Their Integrity?
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Schools and teachers are the objects of commerce and policy, not
co-creators or idea-generators or genuine partners. We get "gifts" from
business, if we ar...
Bawer on Greenblatt: A Response
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Though I have not read anything he has written this century, Stephen
Greenblatt has had an outsized impact on my academic career. The New
Historicism he sp...
GLSEN Responds as DACA End Imperils LGBTQ Students
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For media inquiries or to arrange an interview with Eliza Byard, contact:
*Cathy Renna, 917-757-6123, **cathy@targetcue.com*
(New York, NY) September 6, 2...
What Really Makes a "No Excuses" Charter School?
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Once again, Matt Barnum points us to a study showing positive effects from
a "no excuses" charter school. The paper, by Matthew Davis and Blake Heller, take...
My newest books and other news
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Dear friends and colleagues, Catching up on two months since I last wrote!
My book with Emily Gasoi, These Schools Belong To You and Me, from Beacon
Press,...
Join tonight’s #oklaed chat: Stereotypes in Schools
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This conversation is more important than pre-season professional football
or Game of Thrones. Remember, you can record TV. It's a thing. See you at 8
tonight!
CPS buys into the Covey Hustle
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Reposted from Fred Klonsky's Blog
A parent wants to know why an expensive corporate training program is being
implemented at his neighborhood CPS school.
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This is our Sputnik moment.
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School’s all across the nation are either starting or about to start a new
academic year. It’s suppose to be an exciting time for students and
teacher. How...
The NAACP Tells It As It Is
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An English teacher friend of mine was a finalist for Connecticut Teacher of
the Year in the mid 90’s. As one of the culminating steps in the selection
pro...
Literacy East and West of the Anacostia
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We Act Radio broadcasts from east of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC.
A short distance to the east on Good Hope Road is the Anacostia branch of
the p...
The “Bad Kid” Label Sticks: Let’s Remove It!
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Sometimes, ok many times, she could be loud. She rolled her eyes and
twirled her neck. Often. Her behavior was everyone else’s fault, never
hers. But as th...
The "Bad Kid" Label Sticks: Let's Remove It!
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Sometimes, ok many times, she could be loud. She rolled her eyes and
twirled her neck. Often. Her behavior was everyone else's fault, never
hers. But as th...
Student of the Month Nightmare
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*This is something I wrote for a monthly gathering to honor some of the
best students at our school. I figure most teachers will relate:*
I was grading pap...
99 Years of Progress Erased – unless we fight back
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Public healthcare for all? Public education for all? What is being done to
our monetized children regarding their potential healthcare and their
existing e...
You Can Be an Astronaut, but You Can't Be Black
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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question I always
imagined every kindergarten student hearing.
“I want to be a doctor!” declares Sally.
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Who’s Afraid of Professional Teachers?
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New York’s charter school sector, apparently. Politico reports that the
charter sector has potentially won a much desired prize: permission to
“certify” th...
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...
THE COUP TO DESTROY THE AMERICAN DREAM
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Within the core of our freedoms, lie the avenues powerful individuals use
to take away the rights of citizens and the controls of government designed
and e...
Parent/Educator EDU
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I have long been a guest blogger for Edutopia, which has been both a
challenge and an honor. I have always found it challenging to be
provocative in promot...
Should We Be Grateful?
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In an odd turn of events, and with little explanation, Michigan Governor
Rick Snyder has decided to return the state’s School Reform Office back to
the Dep...
Support Room 134!
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*Friends, family, even public education supporters I don't know on social
media are always asking about how they can help given the constant madness
of the...
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 ...
Don't Like Chris Christie? Blame the Democrats.
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Yesterday Diane Ravitch published a piece in The New Republic, titled Don't
Like Betsy DeVos? Blame the Democrats.
If you care about public education at al...
We Opted Out, Now What?
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Your family made the decision to "refuse" or opt out of the state
assessments. By taking this action you are standing up for your child's
education. You ...
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...
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...
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...
Jewell Elementary & Aurora Public Schools Skirt Law
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Letter sent to Colorado State Board of Education, as well as media,
senators who sponsored bill, Aurora Education Association, Aurora
superintendent office...
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...
Bad Hair Day
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It’s winter time. It’s cold — okay, not for anyone outside California and
Florida, but still — I’m wearing hats in the morning. Lovely knitted hats
that I’...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
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All Aboard the Opt Out Bus
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The #OptOutBus is currently traveling the country giving away free books to
children! Follow their progress at their Facebook page and donate to their
FR...
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...
