Sunday, April 26, 2015

Pickering v. Garcetti -- How Mass Opt-Outs Will Aid Teachers Brought Up on Charges Over Opt-Out Advocacy

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In the coming prosecutions we will see a collision over state authority and teachers' expression rights in the public interest.  ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Duncan Crosses Rubicon As He Threatens Opt-Out Districts With Sanctions

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*Several Supreme Court decisions could supply bases for opposing Duncan's threats In his Apr 21 statement that the federal governm...
Monday, April 20, 2015

Researchers: American Teens are More Stressed than Adults - Could Our Soul-Deadening Test-Prep Regime Have Something to Do with It?

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Time magazine reported this month that U.S. teens are stressed out more than adults. Could not the overwhelming education regime of deaden...
Sunday, April 19, 2015

An Upset Educator's Letter to Oprah – "Ask teachers"

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An important flashback to 2010, year of Waiting for Superman and Cavanagh/Jones/Scott's response . From the National Education Associat...
Friday, April 17, 2015

Education Policy Leaders Today: Typical Bad Managers

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Note how the hallmarks of bad managers so happen to be parallel with the worst, yet common practices of "education leaders:" Fro...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Opt-Out Wildfire Spreads: Ordinary NYS Parents & Students Speak Truth to Cuomo & Company's Lies

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*Test opt-outs from Western New York to Suffolk County in Long Island *Disproportionately low opt-out numbers in New York City --legacy of ...
Friday, April 10, 2015

NYS Anti-Teacher Law Section Concedes Student Mental and Physical Health Importance

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 *NYS Legislature law S2006 requires wrap-around social services for "failing" schools placed in receivership. *Clause could open...