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Rick Smith – Letting Teachers Voices Through the Media Embargoby Steven Singer, member of the BAT Leadership Team originally published on his blog:...
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Stockholm Syndrome – The Only Reason Any Teachers Still Support Common Coreby Steven Singer, member of the BAT Leadership team originally published on his blog:...
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A Challenge To The TeachStrong CampaignBy: Marla Kilfoyle, Executive Director, The Badass Teachers Association Yesterday astroturf groups launched a new campaign to fix teaching. It was called...
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Hillary Clinton’s Charter School Problemby Steven Singer, member of the BAT Leadership Team originally published on his blog:...
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The Grand Planby Emily Talmage, a Maine BAT originally published on her blog: http://emilytalmage.com/2015/11/11/the-grand-plan/In 1999, Tom Vander Ark flew to Chugach, Alaska to scope out the reforms...
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Here’s how KIPP, a non-profit charter school, and its investors make moneyBy: Amy FroggeLast night at our board meeting, we discussed whether our district should oversee two new KIPP schools, which...
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BATs File Supreme Court Amicus Brief in the Friedrichs vs. CTA CaseSince July of 2015 BATs have been working on a Supreme Court Amicus Brief to file in the case of Friedrichs vs. CTA. The brief will...
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Today I received a call...by Tikeila J. Rucker Today I received a call from the nurse at Ayden's school. Nurse: Mrs. R, Ayden is in the office he's crying and complaining of a headache. Would you like...
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While Hillary Clinton Courts Teachers, Bernie Sanders May Have Conceded The Education Vote by Steven Singer, member of the BAT Leadership Teamoriginally published on his blog:...
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I Dared to Teach By - Dr. Mitchell RobinsonOriginally posted on his blog http://www.mitchellrobinson.net/2015/11/15/i-dared-to-teach/I received the following story from a teacher who wanted to share...
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Puerto Rico Teachers Plan One-Day Strike to Protest Corporate Education ReformBy: Steven Singer - Director of the BAT Research/Blogging Steering Committee Originally posted on his blog...
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Badass Teachers Association stand in #solidarity with Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico.Pasi Sahlberg calls GERM (Global Education Reform Movement) “the virus that is affecting our schools systems...
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Dear Mark Dear Mark,You probably don’t remember me, but we were students together at Phillips Exeter Academy fifteen years ago. I was a lower (sophomore) when you were a senior, so our paths didn’t...
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The Tide is Turning: TeachStrong has Backfiredby Mitchell Robinson, member of the BAT Leadership Teamoriginally posted on his blog:...
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BATs Legislative Action Team - Weekly Legislative UpdateReporting legislative news at both the federal and state levels!Timeline on ESEA-- After weeks of negotiations, Senate and House education...
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The other day my 7-year-old daughter Joslyn triggered a memory when she asked me: “Why do we give other people money when we can't buy everything we want?”Fair question. But I don't believe she's quite...
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“It’s Not That Bad”by Jeff Bigler, a Massachusetts BAToriginally posted on his blog: http://www.mrbigler.com/blog/2015/11/16/its-not-that-bad/When a normally conscientious student lets the end of the...
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"Please, listen to a refugee"by Nusrat, a member of BATs since the beginningAs a Muslim whose family was granted asylum in USA, let me tell you, the asylum seekers and the refugees do not just waltz in...
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“It’s Not That Bad” by Jeff Bigler, a Massachusetts BAToriginally posted on his blog: http://www.mrbigler.com/blog/2015/11/16/its-not-that-bad/When a normally conscientious student lets the end of the...
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The Plan is Coming Together...By: Dr. Mitchell RobinsonOriginally posted on his blog http://www.mitchellrobinson.net/2015/11/18/the-plan-is-coming-together/Careful readers have noticed a flurry of...
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