By Dean Paton | Originally Published at Yes! Magazine. February 21, 2014 In the rush to privatize the country’s schools, corporations and politicians have decimated school budgets, replaced teaching with standardized testing, and placed the blame on teachers and students. Until about 1980, America’s public schoolteachers [...]
At what point does education 'reform' become abuse? By Jeff Bryant | Originally Published at Campaign: America's Future. February 20, 2014 Last [month], NBC News reported about a school near St. Louis that conducted an “active shooter drill” in which campus law officers and teachers instruct high [...]
In response to many calls from students, parents, and teachers, opinions have changed. Courses too. Now, the President of the National Education Association says it is time for a correction. In respect to the Common Core State Standards or the assessments used to fulfill this agenda, he [...]
By AJ Vicens and Brett Brownell | Originally Published at Mother Jones. February 19, 2014A new collection of data offers snapshots of life in black America, by the numbers.A lot of the stats you've heard about black America are wrong. Did you know that black high [...]
By karoli | Originally Published at Crooks and Liars. February 19, 2014 If you like your teachers, you can keep them...until the billionaires fix that bug in the system. Education is the playground for billionaire philanthropy, regardless of ideology. Moral conservative billionaires want it privatized so [...]
On Saturday, February 16, 2014 a Jacksonville, Florida jury declared it impossible to come to a unanimous decision. Michael Dunn, a forty-seven year old white man who admits to shooting Jordan Davis, a 17-year-old African American, was ultimately convicted but not on the charge of first-degree murder. [...]
By Elaine Weiss and Dr. Thomas W. Payzant | Originally Published at Huffington Post. December 17, 2013 11:04 pm EST Updated: February16, 2014 5:59 am EST Every three years, American policymakers eagerly anticipate the release of scores for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). While any [...]
By Paul Buchheit | Originally Published at AlterNet. February 16, 2014 Profit-seeking in the banking and health care industries has victimized Americans. Now it's beginning to happen in education, with our children as the products. There are good reasons - powerful reasons - to stop the privatization [...]
Will there is a will there is a way and some school districts have each. The question is do we have the will to educate our children or do we prefer to punish them for being eager children? Might we ask ourselves do we want a disciplined [...]
