Daily Archives: February 6, 2018

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
You have to hand it to Betsy DeVos. She never gives up on a bad idea, no matter what the evidence shows. With clear findings that vouchers don’t produce better results, with increasing…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
? Phil Berger, leader of the Tea Party-dominated State Senate in North Carolina, thinks that anyone who opposes merit pay must be North Korean, but high school teacher Stuart Egan explains here why…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
? Tom Ultican, retired high school teacher of advanced math and physics, has embarked on a project to review the Destroy Public Education (DPE) Movement. His latest topic is Denver. Privatizers point to…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
? We often read that the lion’s share of economic gains and tax cuts  has gone to the upper 1% or 10%, but less attention is paid to those who are left at…

Originally posted on janresseger:
Last November, right after Thanksgiving, National Public Radio and WAMU in Washington, D.C. exposed a scandal at the District’s Ballou High School.  Last May the school had made headlines for graduating all of its seniors and…

Originally posted on deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog:
On February 05, 2018, the New York Times published an informative article regarding the breaking news that charter-school-proliferator, Families for Excellent Schools (FES), is closing its doors. The New York-based FES has…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
? ? This just in from the Florida Education Association ? CONTACT: Sharon Nesvig 850.201.2833 or 850.510.9346 Florida Education Association Launches Media Campaign against HB 7055 Tallahassee—Today, the state’s largest teacher’s union launched…