Photograph; Smithtown teachers rally with others at Sen. Flanagan's office Friday. Photo by Elana Glowatz Oppose Common Core Curriculum, Standardized Tests By Elana Glowatz | Originally Published at Times Beacon Record. November 4, 2013 Hundreds of people flooded the sidewalk in front of state Sen. John [...]
By Betsy L. Angert | Originally Published at EmpathyEducates. November 4, 2013 Oh yes, I remember it well. I was a child, barely of three and he too was young, just bigger and bolder than me. He was a bright boy; I was not dumb, but oh [...]
CPS Students Protest 'The Death Of Public Education' Photo credit: Justin Carlson By Aaron Cynic | Originally Published at Chicagoist. November 4, 2013 A small group of Chicago Public Schools students marched from the Board of Education to City Hall on Friday to protest what they say [...]
After the election, pundits will theorize as to why, but long before the vote several voters knew what remains obscure, Christie Or Buono: Who will be the real 'education governor'? The question is asked and answered over and over again. What remains unclear is why the information [...]
By Alan A. Aja, | Originally Published at Huffington Post. October 30, 2013 5:06 PM Last week I asked my class of 30 plus first-year students a simple question in review for an upcoming mid-term: In what year did Mexican and U.S. authorities sign the Treaty of [...]
By Kari Harden Contributing Writer | Originally Published at Louisiana Weekly. October 28, 2013 Despite being the recipient of an $800,000 federal grant, John McDonogh Senior High School is having serious money problems. In April, Future is Now (FINS), the Charter Management Organization (CMO) running the school, [...]
Diane Ravitch joins Melissa Harris Perry. The two discuss Ravitch's latest book, The Reign of Error." The question is what might terrorize Americans most? The answer is anything but ambivalent. The problem is our citizens do not see what hits them directly in the face. Slowly and [...]
By Danielle Daley | Originally Published at Black Culture. October 25, 2013 Black identity development is recognized as the construction of one’s sense of Blackness. This occurs over several stages, most notably illustrated in Dr. William Cross’ model of Nigrescence, first published in 1971. This “process of [...]
David Koch, chairman of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, funds some of the largest dark money networks. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) | AP Originally Published at California Teachers Association. October 24, 2013 | [Download the Ruling.. The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Announces Record Settlement in [...]
