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Tonight I Saw America. by Mamma Brown's Blog
Originally posted at: https://medium.com/march-for-public-education/tonight-i-saw-america-1ed831b790d3Colleagues huddle over white sheets, names neatly typed, organized in order of appearance. We, the...
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The Break-Facts Club by Dr. Michael Flanagan
Does our current government remind anyone of a dysfunctional classroom from the movies, complete with a stereotypical cast of characters? Sort of like the Breakfast Club, but with fear, hate and lies....
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ATTENTION ALL BATS What are the Working Conditions in your school or university?THE BATs QUALITY OF WORKLIFE TEAM NEEDS TO HEAR YOUR VOICE!!!This survey is an anonymous survey created by BATs in...
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How Do We Continue to Counteract Hate and Violence? by Liz Caravaca
We are sad and outraged and ever more afraid for our children, youth, and families of color in light of the vicious murders of Ricky Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche and the brutal stabbing of...
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Is Love Enough to Fight Today’s White, Male Terrorists? by Steven Singer
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/is-love-enough-to-fight-todays-white-male-terrorists/When I was growing up, I was told that love is all you need.But now in...
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To Our New Education Secretary Betsy DeVos: We Plant Seeds by Mimi Ramirez
On days like these there is no reasonto use metaphors and similes,except to show that my creative writing teacher,at my public high school,taught me exceptionally well.Betsy,Your smile sits like a...
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Teachers Union President Joins Anti-Union Operative to Praise Charter Schools...
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/02/teachers-union-president-joins-anti-union-operative-to-praise-charter-schools/Randi Weingarten must be out of her damn...
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My Thoughts on End Of Grade Assessments (EOG's) by April Jones Lee
Here are my thoughts on EOGs (as someone who's taught taught both ELA and Math):This time of year is so hard for children and for teachers.I think about all the real growing my children have done. I...
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Some Unpopular Thoughts About Teacher Evaluations by Dr. Mitchell Robinson
With respect to teacher evaluation: I've been working on teacher eval for most of my career as a teacher, administrator, and teacher educator, and all I can say is that the current system is the worst...
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The Badass Teachers AssociationFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: MARLA KILFOYLE, Executive Director BATsMELISSA TOMLINSON, Asst. Executive Director BATs contact.batmanager@gmail.com516-987-4405BADASS...
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NY BAT TEACHERS SAY “NO IDC!”FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: MARLA KILFOYLE, Executive Director BATsMELISSA TOMLINSON, Asst. Executive Director BATs contact.batmanager@gmail.com516-987-4405 The NY...
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PRESS RELEASENYSAPE and Class Size Matters FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 6, 2017Contact: Kemala Karmen 917-807-9969 | kemala@nycpublic.org“Another Squandered Opportunity”:Parents, Students, and Educators...
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Betsy’s Choice: School Privatization Over Kids’ Civil RightsBy Steven SingerOriginally published on his blog here...
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The Toll of Coming Out For Your Trans ChildBy My Purple Umbrella Originally published here https://mypurpleumbrella.org/coming-out-for-your-trans-child/“Hey, long time no see! How’s your son?”Throat...
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Rockland County New York Democrats: "No IDC" by Jake Jacobs
An anti-IDC resolution was overwhelmingly approved Thursday evening at the annual convention of the Rockland County Democratic Committee of New York. Following candidate nominations and typical...
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School Vouchers: Transubstantiate Your Cash For Fun and Profit by Steven Singer
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/09/school-vouchers-transubstantiate-your-cash-for-fun-and-profit/When is a tax dollar not a tax dollar?When it’s used to pay for...
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National Education Association Seems to Endorse Replacing Teachers With...
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/national-education-association-seems-to-endorse-replacing-teachers-with-computers/When all the teachers are gone, will...
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PA: Want to Get Rid of Keystone Exams? Then Let Us Evaluate Teachers More...
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/pa-want-to-get-rid-of-keystone-exams-then-let-us-evaluate-teachers-more-unfairly/It’s the classic Harrisburg switch.Want...
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Interview With Keith Benson, Camden Education Association President by...
Recently I had the honor of interviewing Keith Benson, newly elected president of the Camden Education Association. Camden has become the hotbed of education reform in New Jersey and community pushback...
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From the Trenches of Public Education by Christine Gill
This is in response to someone trying to lecture us on how we in public ed sound greedy and like we do not care about our students, just ourselves. Feel free to grab a cup of covfefe before you read my...
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