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I Am So Livid!by Dawn Neely Randall, Ohio BAT and Member of the BAT Leadership TeamYesterday, I used the word "livid" in a tweet to a legislator for the first time ever. I then talked to two...
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BATs LEGISLATIVE TEAM WEEKLY UPDATEFEDERAL NEWSThis week's update:-- The panel that will negotiate proposed regulations to some sections of ESSA meets March 21-23 and will include two voting members...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2016 More information contact:Marla Kilfoyle, Executive Director BATsMelissa Tomlinson, Asst. Executive Director BATsContact.BATmanager@gmail.comJohn King’s Nomination:...
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Long Island Opt Out Politics 101By: Jeanette Deutermann, Founder Long Island Opt OutIn this blog entry Jeanette posted this on the Facebook page she started called Long Island Opt Out. LIOO has led...
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I Was a Radical Republican – For About a Week – And I Didn’t Change a Single Progressive Viewby Steven Singer, Member of the BAT Leadership Team...
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Why is It So Hard to Vote in America? Voter Suppression is Desperation PoliticsBy Steven Singer, Director BATs Research/Blogging CommitteeOriginally published on his blog -...
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BATs Legislative Team Weekly Update *THERE WILL NOT BE A L.A.T. UPDATE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL AS MOST STATE LEGISLATURES ARE ON BREAK - WE WILL RESTART OUR LAT's IN MAY*Federal NewsCheck out our BAT...
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Pennsylvania Breathes Sigh of Relief As Crappy GOP Budget Becomes LawBy: Steven Singer, Director of BATs Research/Blogging CommitteeOriginally published on his blog...
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Charter School Lobby Donates $50,000 to Teachers-Union-Backed PA Attorney General CandidateBy: Steven Singer, Director BATs Research/Blogging CommitteeOriginally published on his blog...
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I Had a Front Row Seat: Chris Cerrone Responds to The Buffalo News!By Chris Cerrone, Co-Founder NYSAPEYou can follow Chris on his blog here http://www.nystoptesting.com/ or on twitter at...
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School leaders need to get behind opt-out movementBy NY Parent and Teacher JESSICA MCNAIRPosted Mar. 27, 2016 at 3:00 AM in Utica Observer Dispatch...
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Open Letter to Newsday: We Can't Get the Well Being of Children Out of Our Heads.By: Jeanette Deutermann, founder of Long Island Opt OutNY LI OPT OUT founder Jeanette DeutermannIn this post Jeanette...
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New York State Allies for Public Education Twitter Storm for Education!Tonight 7-8 p.m. EST #SupptKaminskyBills #SupptPaulinBillBATs will be supporting NYSAPE's Twitter Storm tonight in support of...
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We Will Be Opting Out, Again!By: Marla and Allan Kilfoyle, NY ParentsOpting out of flawed and abusive testing is a very personal choice for our family. We made, and continue to make, a very conscious...
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"My name is "Veteran Teacher", and I am NOT Captain America. "by a BAT Veteran Teacher I am a band director, and I am not a Superhero. These are the expectations of me, delineated by the demographic...
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No Reason to Lift Charter School CapBy Max Page and Eve Weinbaum, Massachusetts BATs originally published in the Hampshire Daily Gazette:...
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What We Can Learn about Education from Finlandby Mitchell Robinson, member of the BAT Leadership Teamoriginally published on his blog:...
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Standardized Tests Have Always Been About Keeping People in Their PlaceBy: Steven Singer, Director BATs Research and BloggingOriginally posted on his blog...
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CALL TO ACTION! MEDIA BLITZ WARRIORS NEEDED!Fellow BATS, we would like to get an opt-out media blitz going. This is a good way to get information to parents on why they should refuse the high-stakes...
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April 2 by an anonymous BAT teacherNote:This post comes from the one and only art teacher left at a high school with nearly 1500 students. Five years ago, when budget cuts came down in this teacher’s...
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