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Evaluating Gates via His Microsoft Failure
Originally posted on deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog: Billionaire Bill Gates has been buying his version of American public education for years now. His first major *reform* effort began in 2000 and involved chopping large urban high schools into smaller schools. It was his solution of choice for several years. He began to reject the “small schools” idea as The Solution in 2006 after…
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Comparing the results of 2 films may reveal a sad fact about the values of the average U.S. citizen
Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: There are some films and documentaries that should be required viewing the same as taxes and death. The Hornet’s Nest is one of those films that should be viewed not once, but at least three times or more, but, sad to say, average American values are on display when we compare two films…
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My Review of Kristen Buras’ Counter-Narrative of the “New Orleans Miracle”
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: The first thing to be said about Kristen Buras’ new book is that the publisher overpriced the book ($125). As the author, she had nothing to do with that poor decision. This is a book that should be widely read, but at that price, it won’t be. There will eventually be a softcover edition,…
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Camden, NJ: Target of Privatization
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Egged on by Governor Chris Christie, the privatization movement has targeted Camden, Néw Jersey. ? PARENT ADVOCATES CALL ON LEGISLATURE TO HALT UNPRECEDENTED EXPANSION OF UNACCOUNTABLE CHARTER CHAINS IN CAMDEN ? ? NJ Senate President Stephen Sweeney is poised to pass S2264, legislation that amends the 2013 Urban Hope Act in order to accommodate…
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Vergara East: How Politics, Education Policy and the Law Are Irrevocably Intertwined
Originally posted on Ed In The Apple: The law suits challenging the New York State tenure law came before a judge in Staten Island; the judge combined the two suits and admitted the UFT as an intervener. Down the road the judge will undoubtedly admit other interveners who have the right to file briefs, and, to a limited extent participate…
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@TeachForAmerica Airlines: Fly Us! We Build Plane in Air
Originally posted on Cloaking Inequity: “I fly a lot,” he says. “Let’s say you go to the airport and you have a choice of three different pilots. One has trained for 30 hours online, the second has five weeks in the summer, and the third has studied, become certified and has spent a year as an intern. Which airplane would…
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New York Times Ignored Teacher Input on Eva Moskowitz
Originally posted on Daniel Katz, Ph.D.: The September 7th New York Times Magazine ran a story by Daniel Bergner called “The Battle for New York Schools: Eva Moskowitz vs. Mayor Bill de Blasio”. Bergner’s piece reads as an astonishing piece of hagiography to appear in the paper of record, ignoring any substantive argument about Ms. Moskowitz’s schools and repeating without…
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Looking at 5 countries with some of the best public education systems in the world, and—SURPRISE, SURPRISE—they all have teachers’ unions
Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: This post will prove beyond a reasonable doubt—for open minds—that the teachers’ unions in the United States are not guilty of the alleged claims made by members of the manufactured, corporate-driven, fake-education, reform movement [MCDFERM]. There is an all-out war raging in the United States against public education, public school teachers…
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“I felt Strange and Guilty”: Annie Tan @TeachForAmerica alum speaks
Originally posted on Cloaking Inequity: Teach For America recently announced that they were sending more teachers of color than ever before to teach for short term stints in America’s schools. They expect to be lauded for this. What is Teach For America? Read here. Have you ever experienced a situation where you were knowingly or unknowingly unprepared? How did it…
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OECD: Competition Among Schools Not Associated with Higher Scores
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: A report from the OECD, which sponsors the international assessment PISA, finds that competition among schools for students (“choice”) is not associated with higher math scores but is associated with higher levels of social segregation. “PISA results…show that, on average across countries, school competition is not related to better mathematics performance among students. In…
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