March 2016 - Teaching Blog

Southern Education Foundation: Charters and Vouchers Increase Segregation, Decrease Opportunity for Neediest

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The Southern Education Foundation has released a new report that explodes the myth that charters and vouchers increase opportunity for students of color and low-income...

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Stuart Egan: Why NPE Must Come to North Carolina

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Stuart Egan has posted several times on this blog, expressing his concern for students, teachers, and public education in North Carolina. He is a National...

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NEPC: No Evidence for Portfolio Districts

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Many districts have adopted the so-called portfolio district. Schools are treated like stocks in a stock portfolio, keeping the “good” (high test scores) and getting...

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California Judge Orders Failed For-Profit Corinthian Colleges to Pay Students $1.1 Billion

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California’s Attorney General Kamala D. Harris won a settlement in excess of $1.1 billion against defunct for-profit Corinthian Colleges for defrauding students with false advertising....

Education Industry Opt Out Testing

LINK FIXED: Jesse Hagopian Gives a TED Talk to Explain Why You Should Opt Out

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Jesse Hagopian, a teacher of history and social studies at Garfield High School in Seattle and editor of the book More Than a Score, explains...

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NY Opt Out: How the Tests Will Harm Children

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Bianca Tanis, who is a parent, a teacher, and a leader of the opt out movement, warns of the dangers of the tests that start...

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Maryland: Democratic Legislature Approves Vouchers

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Worth reading the actual language about the program in Maryland: Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Provided that this appropriation shall be for a...

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Gawker: Liberal Blogger Started GOP Gun Petition

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The gossip website Gawker reports that a liberal blogger started the petition to allow GOP delegates to carry guns at their Cleveland convention. It was...

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Alabama Governor: When Will He Resign?

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Alabama Governor Robert Bentley allegedly had an affair with his top staffer, but he insists it wasn’t “physical.” Not many people believe him, and the resignation...

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John Thompson: Corporate Reformers Descend on Oklahoma City to Inflict the “Edu-Politics of Destruction”

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John Thompson, historian and teacher, thought that corporate reform was happening elsewhere, but not in Oklahoma City. But now they have arrived in full force,...

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Month : March 2016

Southern Education Foundation: Charters and Vouchers Increase Segregation, Decrease Opportunity for Neediest

Stuart Egan: Why NPE Must Come to North Carolina

NEPC: No Evidence for Portfolio Districts

California Judge Orders Failed For-Profit Corinthian Colleges to Pay Students $1.1 Billion

LINK FIXED: Jesse Hagopian Gives a TED Talk to Explain Why You Should Opt Out

NY Opt Out: How the Tests Will Harm Children

Maryland: Democratic Legislature Approves Vouchers

Gawker: Liberal Blogger Started GOP Gun Petition

Alabama Governor: When Will He Resign?

John Thompson: Corporate Reformers Descend on Oklahoma City to Inflict the “Edu-Politics of Destruction”