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Irony Alert: The Founder of Trump University Is Selling School ChoiceBy: Steven Singer, Director BATs Blogging/ResearchOriginally published on his blog...
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WHY I DO NOT TRUST ESSA By: Sergio Flores, BAT Board of Director MemberDespite the delight expressed by teachers’ associations’ leaders and other stakeholders about President Obama signing ESSA on...
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AFT BAT Caucus and NEA BAT Caucus Support Florida Parent Lawsuit Against 3rd Grade RetentionThe members of the AFT BAT Caucus and NEA BAT Caucus would like to express their solidarity with the Opt Out...
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BATs Recommendations to USDOE on ESSA Accountability RegulationsThe Every Student Succeeds Act was written with the intent to recognize that the Federal Government has had a recent history of...
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All Aboard the Opt Out Bus - Day 4 Journal: "Let the Children See Us Trying" (Rev. Barber)by Susan and Shawn DuFresne 7.16.16originally published on the Facebook page All Aboard the Opt Out Bus:...
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No New Charter Schools – NAACP Draws Line in the Sandby Steven Singer, BAT Leadership Teamoriginally published on his blog:...
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All Aboard the Opt Out Bus - Welcome to Gallup, NM - "Most Patriotic Small Town in America"by Susan and Shawn DuFresne 8.02.16originally published on Facebook:...
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Things That Just Don't Make Sense: Music Teacher Editionby Dr. Mitchell Robinson, BAT Leadership Teamoriginally published on his blog:...
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Personalized Learning, Surveillance and Counterinsurgency within the State-Finance Matrix by Timothy Scott, Massachusetts BAT Activist originally published on his blog:...
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Why is Common Core Still Here?by Steven Singer, BAT Leadership Teamoriginally published on his blog: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2016/08/01/why-is-common-core-still-here/Common Core has...
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Aug. 8, 2016Media Advisory: Press ConferenceMCEA, Legislators: “Results are clear; PARCC is not the answer”Details:Who:Education leaders, legislators, school board members, and parentsWhen:Wednesday,...
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PRESS RELEASEThe Badass Teachers AssociationFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: MARLA KILFOYLE, Executive Director BATsMELISSA TOMLINSON, Asst. Executive Director...
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Black Lives Matter and the NAACP Rightly Do Not Support Charter SchoolsBy Justin WilliamsOn August 10, 2016, I came across a post by Marla Kilfoyle on the Badass Teachers Association Facebook page with...
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Stakeholder meetings are already being planned and are underway!You can go here to see what is happening in your state regarding ESSA: http://www.ncte.org/action/essa-implementationMake arrangements...
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Many of us looking for a change in our two party democratic system are left with hard feelings after the recent Republican and Democratic Conventions. Especially those of us that were feeling the...
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How are NYS Testing and the Film Groundhog Day Related?By: Marla KilfoyleA week ago in New York State the New York State Education Department (NYSED) released the test scores for 2016. Just a...
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Why Standards Must DieBy: Cheryl Binkley, Member BATs Blogging/Research Steering CommitteeOriginally published on her blog...
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NOWHERE TO HIDE: “THE ELEPHANT IN THE [CLASS]ROOM”By: Daun KauffmanOriginally posted on his blog at https://lucidwitness.com/2016/08/08/nowhere-to-hide-the-elephant-in-the-classroom/Thanks to Anthony...
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What Real School Choice Would Look Like – And Why What They’re Selling Isn’t ItBy Steven Singer, Director BATs Blogging/ResearchOriginally posted on his blog...
View ArticleAm I Radical Enough? Thoughts on Being a Black Education Activist Surrounded...
This blog was originally published by Denisha Jones at Changing the Narrative on 8/18/16. To my non activist friends this sounds like a silly question. I am pretty sure, when they think of radical...
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