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Who Demoralized the Nation’s Teachers? Readers Respond

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 3, 2022January 4, 2022

January 3, 2022January 4, 2022044

Last week, I posted my thoughts on “Who Demoralized the Nation’s Teachers?” I sought to identify the people and organizations that spread the lie that...

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Shocker: NYC Education Board Rejects Mayor’s Plan to Test 4-Year-Olds for Gifted Program

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 28, 2021January 29, 2021

January 28, 2021January 29, 2021074

New York City has a form of education governance called mayoral control, initiated by billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2002, in which the mayor appoints...

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In Honor of Eric Chasanoff, New York City Public School Teacher

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7May 12, 2020November 26, 2020

May 12, 2020November 26, 2020062

Eric (Chaz) Chasanoff died of COVID-19 at the age of 69. He was a greatly admired high school teacher and blogger. He started his blog...

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Fred Smith: How Michael Bloomberg and Joel Klein Nudged Test Scores to Get Bragging Rights

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 13, 2020November 26, 2020

February 13, 2020November 26, 2020062

The scores arrived in May, and with them, the bluntest warning yet. Just before the results were released, a member of the Regents named Betty...

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Jan Resseger: The Tragedy of “Portfolio Districts”

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7November 26, 2019November 26, 2020

November 26, 2019November 26, 20200137

Jan Resseger writes here about the damage that “portfolio districts” do to students, schools, and communities. The original concept for “portfolio districts” was developed by...

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Jan Resseger: Why I Will Not Vote for Michael Bloomberg for President

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7November 23, 2019November 26, 2020

November 23, 2019November 26, 2020063

When Jan Resseger writes, she does so with authority and clarity. In this essay, she explains why she will not vote for Michael Bloomberg, based...

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Note to the National NAACP: Ignore Michael Bloomberg

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7August 6, 2019November 26, 2020

August 6, 2019November 26, 2020093

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg spoke to the national convention of the NAACP about why they should believe in the saving power of privately managed charter schools....

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Louisiana’s Academic Standards Are Baloney, a Hoax

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 6, 2019November 26, 2020

March 6, 2019November 26, 2020056

Mike Deshotels, veteran educator, exposes the myth of high standards in Louisiana in this post. He discovered that John White, the State Superintendent of...