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Republicans Falsely Blame Wind Power for State’s Deep Freeze

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 17, 2021February 18, 2021

February 17, 2021February 18, 202104

Governor Greg Abbott of Texas and a bevy of rightwing commentators blamed wind turbines, which supply 10% of the state’s energy, and “the Green New...

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Peter Greene: The Great Big Money-Making Edu-Octopus

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 16, 2021February 18, 2021

February 16, 2021February 18, 202104

How did this happen? Public schools in many districts and states are underfunded, unable to meet the mandates imposed by state and federal government, yet...

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Florida Alert! Save Public Schools from Privatizers!

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 15, 2021February 16, 2021

February 15, 2021February 16, 202106

SB 48 Will Be Heard at 3:30 p.m. on 2/17/21 in the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Your Voice is Needed!What you can do . . .1) Make calls...

For-Profit K12 Inc. Teachers and Teaching Virtual Charter Schools

This Teacher Worked for K12 Inc. and Now Regrets It

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 14, 2021February 15, 2021

February 14, 2021February 15, 202106

I have been writing for many years about the low quality “education” that virtual charter schools provide their students. They make fabulous promises in their...

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Sweden: Politicians Let Schools Sink into a Swamp of Corruption (Part 2)

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 13, 2021February 14, 2021

February 13, 2021February 14, 202108

This article was written by Swedish teacher Filippa Mannerheim and translated by retired Swedish educator Sara Hjelm. It appeared in the Swedish publication EXPRESSEN. Mannerheim...

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The Shame of Swedish Education: J’Accuse! (Part 1)

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 13, 2021February 14, 2021

February 13, 2021February 14, 202107

The following article was written by Swedish high school teacher Filippa Mannherheim and translated by retired Swedish educator Sara Hjelm. It appeared in the Swedish...

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Jake Jacobs Reviewed Hillary’s Dreadful Education Plan

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 1, 2021February 2, 2021

February 1, 2021February 2, 202103

Jake Jacobs, an art teacher in New York City, a leader of New York BadAss Teachers, and a writer for The Progressive, read and reviewed...

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Steve Hinnefeld Reviews “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door” by Schneider and Berkshire

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 30, 2021January 31, 2021

January 30, 2021January 31, 202109

Steve Hinnefeld, an Indiana blogger, reviews Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire’s new book A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door and finds that it resonates with...