You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know by Mary Holden
Originally posted at: https://maryjholden.wordpress.com/2018/10/09/you-dont-know-what-you-dont-know/?fbclid=IwAR2w6XEL0J-n9shzNuKsfQCljKBMoAq2_h6bSF7kvJ5QSKA5b-Ym_3VdQKcI’ve been a teacher for a while...
View Article“After the Education Wars” by Thomas Ultican
Originally posted at; https://tultican.com/2018/12/19/after-the-education-wars/?fbclid=IwAR3sGJVYLvLzbZKNXHJsZLMRdSHNuRB05McTInqj2x_ezSc_ycNSgGOoTxYAndrea Gabor has written another outstanding book....
View ArticleYellow Vest Protests Include Resistance to School Corporatization by Steven...
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View ArticleDestroy Public Education Forces Retooling for 2019 by Thomas Ultican
Originally posted at: https://tultican.com/2018/12/26/destroy-public-education-forces-retooling-for-2019/?fbclid=IwAR0ziQ7ylTFyWu9vKaOnQHM4NT0gaaeu5ZgWB8bHMD8hnsxKrLtwzCAQOhsThe destroy public...
View ArticleA Gadfly’s Dozen: Top 13 Education Articles of 2018 (By Me) by Steven Singer
Originally posted at: https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2018/12/27/a-gadflys-dozen-top-13-education-articles-of-2018-by-me/?fbclid=IwAR0GYtGNa6UbMbnkSwWTedvpK-4sozGW-ar-PdvPp8sS6H0q9KO-_8wEGe8I’m not...
View ArticleChange the Story by Cheryl Binkley
Originally posted at: https://3rdmillenniumteacher.blogspot.com/2018/12/change-story.html?spref=fb&fbclid=IwAR2xgRuezUiwH6AK-qm3xf0WKLrkyAbpeNVN1iBOsNSSfRoEUQEP8e1GFUIThere is an often told story...
View ArticleAn Open Letter about the Federal School Safety Commission Report
We, the undersigned individuals, share many concerns about the recommendations put forth in the Final Report of the Federal Commission of School Safety. We urge you to take a deeper look into these...
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A personal message from BATs Interim Executive Director, Melissa TomlinsonCamden buried one of its own Friday. Unfortunately, that statement rings true most days, if not every day. Mervin Ragsdale was...
View ArticleL.A Strike and the Rest of Us by Teresa Shimogawa
Originally posted at: https://houseofteresa.com/I try not to talk about politics on my blog because that’s not why people come here, but politics are actually a big part of who I am, and in this essay...
View ArticleSweetwater Schools Financial Problems Became Political Cudgel by Thomas Ultican
2018 SUHSD Board – Standing from the left: Arturo Solis, Frank Tarantino, Nicholas Segura, Kevin Pike. Seated from the Left: Paula Hall, Student Member Brenna Pangelinan, Superintendent Karen Janney....
View Article“Why are ‘Student Loans’ calling me on my phone?” by Greg Sampson
Originally posted at; https://grumpyoldteacher.com/2019/01/09/why-are-student-loans-calling-me-on-my-phone/?fbclid=IwAR0txnHm2zklHYqb1domaFBLdKgLGj8zK2ECRYP34qx9AzF9PDj4ynTRc7gBut first, Publisher’s...
View ArticleSafe Passage: The Chicago Teachers Strike Artistic Representation
Safe PassageBAT Member Mark Nelson posted a news article of him posting with his latest painting in our group. So we asked him to write a piece to tell us about it. This is what he shared...Essentially...
View ArticleWhy School Resource Officers Are Not Welcome in My Classroom
The presence of armed police in public schools has risen steadily in the last twenty years as a result of increased funding from the US Department of Justice. These uniformed police are referred to as...
View ArticlePublic Education in New Mexico - The Future Looks Bright!
Public Education in New Mexico is headed in a bright new direction and educators are celebrating. In order to understand the celebrations, one needs to be familiar with a brief background as to what...
View ArticleThere Are Few Things As Reprehensible as a Scab
There is a special place in Hell for strikebreakers. Some people kill. Some steal. But only a filthy, disgusting scab can do all of that in one. When you take someone else’s job, you’re stealing their...
View ArticleAs LA Teachers Strike Over Charter Schools, Democrat Cory Booker Speaks at...
What a slap in the face!In California, 30,000 Los Angeles teachers are on strike because charter schools are gobbling up their funding without providing the same level of quality services or...
View ArticleDenver’s Portfolio Model School District Is a Failure!
Here is a predictable outcome from the portfolio district. On Jan. 18, 2019, a press release from the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) says,“After ten hours of negotiations today, the...
View ArticleOp-Ed: THERE SHOULD BE NO STRIKE
Leaders and Board members of Los Angeles Unified School District would like the public to believe that the looming teachers strike is all about salary. Indeed, it could easily be: teachers have not...
View ArticleChildren of the Gun: How Lax Firearm Legislation Affects My Students by...
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View ArticleOp-Ed: I love my job: Why I am walking out by Sarah Pedersen
Originally posted at: http://richmond2day.com/op-ed-i-love-my-job-why-i-am-walking-out/?fbclid=IwAR3GRlS6nT0vlqbqnaRvQML9FT95T8mJC8dWYKMFaqDl3WVDwq_-X5QGcs0(This is a guest piece written by a sixth...
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