Illinois: Don’t Believe It When They Tell You Not to Opt Out
A former Chicago Public Schools teacher left a comment and referred to this article, which features one of her students. He is organizing a boycott of PARCC. Illinois offers no “formal” way to opt out;...
View Article2016 Election: Where Do the Candidates Stand?
This is a good article by Steven Rosenfeld about the 2016 election. Rosenfeld focuses on the charter school issue. He understands, as so few national commentators do, that charter schools are an...
View ArticleParents: Don’t Be Bullied: Opt Out in 2016
Julia Sass Rubin, who lives in New Jersey, points out that the threat of cutting off federal funding is empty. No federal official would stop funding Title I schools, attended by the poorest children....
View ArticleSouthern Education Foundation: Charters and Vouchers Increase Segregation,...
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 students. Far from it....
View ArticleStuart Egan: Why NPE Must Come to North Carolina
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 Board Certified high school teacher. He...
View ArticleNEPC: No Evidence for Portfolio Districts
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 rid of the “bad” (low scores). The...
View ArticleCalifornia Judge Orders Failed For-Profit Corinthian Colleges to Pay Students...
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. There is a...
View ArticleLINK FIXED: Jesse Hagopian Gives a TED Talk to Explain Why You Should Opt Out
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 in this TED talk why parents and students are boycotting...
View ArticleNY Opt Out: How the Tests Will Harm Children
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 next week. She writes: The New York State Common Core tests are...
View ArticleMaryland: Democratic Legislature Approves Vouchers
The Democratic-controlled Maryland General Assembly approved a voucher program, despite the absence of evidence that vouchers produce better education and increase segregation.
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