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AHCA vs IDEA: Is The Right To An Education Now A Pre-Existing Condition? by...
On May 4th, many of us watched in horror as the Republicans celebrated the potential deaths of Americans with a White House victory party commemorating the passage of the AHCA by the House of...
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Standardized Testing, Educational Malpractice, and the Police Arrival by...
I am writing this piece in a momentary state of shock, from an I-can’t-believe-what-I just-experienced place. Let me explain.For the last two years in Louisiana, my wife and I have opted out our oldest...
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Reaching Black Students Harder for White Teachers in the Age of Trump by...
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/09/reaching-black-students-harder-for-white-teachers-in-the-age-of-trump/“Not everything that can be faced can be changed. But...
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Students I've Had at UTEP (University of Texas, El Paso): Stories of...
- the one who lived in her car and worked at a topless bar to pay the rent on an apartment where her grandmother cared for her children, and still came to class every day ready to learn.- the one who...
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Ohio Parents, Teachers Stand Against ECOT (Electronic Classrooms of Tomorrow)...
In Ohio, ECOT (Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow), a for-profit online public school, could not adequately prove attendance or participation for nearly 9000 of its students, and therefore could have to...
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Teacher Appreciation Week is a Pathetic Joke! by Steven Singer
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/10/teacher-appreciation-week-is-a-pathetic-joke/It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, America!All over the country, millions of...
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High-Stakes Testing Is Coming: SO LEARN!By John C. Fager This is the elder President Bush (George H. W.) in 1991 who had gathered together 49 governors and some of the most powerful corporate...
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An Eight Year Old Boy Committed Suicide...by Dr. Michael Flanagan
An eight year old boy named Gabriel Tye committed suicide on January 26th. Eight years old. As tragic as that fact is the events surrounding his death are almost worse. School surveillance video shows...
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Tax Cuts Are Theft. by Steven Singer
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/12/tax-cuts-are-theft/Ben Franklin famously said that nothing is certain in this world except death and taxes.But in our modern...
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NY Education Commissioner Criticizes Religious School Funding–Then TRIPLES It...
Originally posted at: https://truthagainstthemachine.com/index.php/2017/05/15/ny-education-commissioner-criticizes-religious-school-funding-triples/New York Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia...
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The Badass Teachers Association Stand in Solidarity with the Teachers of Columbia!We, the educators who belong to The Badass Teachers Association (BATs) want to express our respect, solidarity, and...
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Charter Schools and Voucher Schools are Virtually Identical by Steven Singer
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/18/charter-schools-and-voucher-schools-are-virtually-identical/The stark orange monolith that was Donald Trump is starting to...
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If I Ever Leave Teaching it Will Be Because of the Adults, Not the Kids by...
Originally posted at: https://urbanesl.wordpress.com/2017/05/18/if-i-ever-leave-teaching-it-will-be-because-of-the-adults-not-the-kids/A Facebook “On This Day” popped up in my newsfeed today. Normally...
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Hero of New CW Action Series to be a Charter School Principal by Steven Singer
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/18/hero-of-new-cw-action-series-to-be-a-charter-school-principal/Charter schools are incredibly contentious.They serve about 7%...
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Field Tests or Field Days: That is the Real High Stakes Question by Dr....
Back in the day, long before the push for high stakes testing, springtime was the sweet spot of the school year. The calendar would include things like field trips and field days. But now that public...
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Inspiration, Encouragement & Empowerment by Teresa Shimogawa
I debated whether or not to share this with the masses. It's a letter I gave to the founding members of the club of which I am the advisor. After several days of contemplation, and since I've already...
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Why Care About Other People’s Children by Steven Singer
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/why-care-about-other-peoples-children/As a vocal critic of charter and voucher schools, one of the most frequent questions I...
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The Unequal United States - Which State is Best to Teach in? by Momma Brown's...
Originally posted at: https://medium.com/march-for-public-education/the-unequal-united-states-which-state-is-the-best-to-teach-in-abf003a31e0cDivide and Conquer. In one of the Facebook groups that I...
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Governance by the Perpetually Clueless, Politics as a Comedy of Classes by...
Originally posted at: http://3rdmillenniumteacher.blogspot.com/2017/05/governance-by-perpetually-clueless.htmlMost people are familiar with Jane Austen’s Emma, even if they don’t realize it. The often...
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Report: Charter School Vampires Drain Traditional PA Districts Dry by Steven...
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/27/report-charter-school-vampires-drain-traditional-pa-districts-dry/If you ever needed proof that charter schools harm...
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