Daily Archives: February 23, 2018

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
? ? Reader Carolmalaysia writes: ? ”Generally, I’m against teachers packing heat. I’ll make an exception in the case for young Trump’s 2nd grade music teacher. If she had overreacted our country wouldn’t…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
? Remember the Norman Rockwell of the lady teacher standing in front of her classroom of children. Here she is, reconfigured for Trump’s America. This is hilarious!

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
? John Merrow has followed the D.C. fiasco closely. He has been all over D.C. since he spent three years celebrating Michelle Rhee’s Leadership, then realized she was a fraud. Here he is…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
? Mitchell Robinson explains why it is wrong to arm teachers, and what we should do instead. He begins: “Teachers can’t get their schools to pay for the professional development they need for…

Originally posted on gadflyonthewallblog:
? I hate to be blunt here, but economists need to shut the heck up. ? ? Never has there been a group more concerned about the value of everything that was more incapable of determining…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
I call a moratorium on bashing our students and our teachers. If I could manage it, I would make that moratorium a permanent ban. If you have been watching the students at Marjory…

Originally posted on janresseger:
Jeff Bryant’s piece on Tuesday about what the St. Paul Federation of Teachers accomplished in its recent negotiations and threatened strike couldn’t be more timely. The union negotiated an agreement with the school district on February…

Originally posted on deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog:
On February 21, 2018, Eric Hoover of the Chronicle of Higher Ed posted the following tweet featuring the text of an email written by College Board president, David Coleman, in reference to…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
? West Virginia teachers went out on strike across the state, closing down every public school. “Teachers across West Virginia walked off the job Thursday amid a dispute over pay and benefits, causing more than…