Daily Archives: November 1, 2017

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
November 1, 2017 Contact: Rachael Stickland, rachael@studentprivacymatters.org, 303-204-1272 The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy opposes the College Transparency Act and overturning the federal ban on a student unit record system The Parent Coalition…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Michael Petrilli is president of the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute. I argue with him about almost everything related to education. I have known Mike for many years, since the days when I…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Betsy DeVos appeared at the White House Halloween Party as the beloved fictional science teacher Ms. Frizzle, and the rest of the Cabinet came as themselves, which was frightening enough. Twitter users were…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Here is the current schedule for screenings of Backpack Full of Cash. It is showing in Los Angeles next week. This is your chance to see the controversial film about the rightwing corporate…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
The charter industry in Michigan might be the worst in the nation, although it has stiff competition from the charter industry in Nevada, Ohio, and California. About 80% of charters in Michigan operate…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
I think so. It is located in Mike Pence’s Indiana. It operates for profit. It has a high school graduation rate of less than 10%. It recruits and markets heavily to lure students.…

Originally posted on gadflyonthewallblog:
Michael sat at his desk with ear buds inserted, an iPad balanced in front of his eyes and an old fashioned paper book open on his desk. His head was bopping and weaving. His eyes were…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Joe Dtrauss, Speaker of the House in Texas, recently announced that he was stepping down. This heartened the radical right wingers in the legislature because Strauss had repeatedly blocked vouchers and almost singlehandedly…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Due to my technological deficiencies, I have lost some of the visual notes in the original. If you want to see the original, as written by the poet, look through the comments on…