A New Public Education Advocacy Group in New Hampshire
A new group has been created to advocate on behalf of public education in New Hampshire. It is called Advancing New Hampshire Education. It was...
Month : November 2012
EduShyster Asks: Are Affluent White People Best of All?
A rather sardonic colleague of mine once quoted his father’s analogous view of the mission of private school education: “Teaching Jews how to act like...
Conservatives in Michigan Turn to Courts to Sustain Emergency Manager
As the assault on public education continues in Michigan, those of us who live outside the state need a guide to follow the maneuvers of...
A Student Activist Joins the Honor Roll
Stephanie Rivera is a junior at Rutgers University preparing to become a teacher. Stephanie was one of the leading forces in creating Students United for...
Rick Hess’s Startling Analysis of Common Core
Many of us had been under the impression that the goal of the Common Core standards was to improve the quality of teaching and learning...
Ohio Assures Lower Ratings for Public Schools
Ohio legislators are pushing through a few tweaks to the state’s useless accountability system. Republicans are using their super majority to ignore Democratic dissents. Read...
Wireless Generation Wins Common Core Contract
From NYC Parent blog (by Leonie Haimson): Wireless Generation, owned by Murdoch/run by Joel Klein, Wins the $4.9M Contract to develop the software that will...
Chancellor Tisch, You Are Wrong!
“2old2tch” says: Industry has used this ploy before. It is a way to keep their labor costs low. My husband earned his civil engineering degree...
Louisiana Judge Rules Voucher Program Unconstitutional
A Louisiana judge ruled against the state’s new voucher program, agreeing with the plaintiffs that it violated the state constitution by diverting public funds to...
How Walmart Could Do Good Work
The Walton family has made billions of dollars as owners of Walmart. Some family members use this vast wealth to promote privatization of public education...