Daily Archives: May 9, 2018

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Columnist E.J. Montini of the Arizona Republic is all over the charter scams that are common in his state. One of his favorite subjects is the BASIS charter chain, which is regularly lauded…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Bill Phillis, retired deputy superintendent of education inland founder of the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy, wonders if the Ohio Legislature will act to stop state takeovers of fiscally ailing districts. He…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
This is fascinating article by Frank Rich in New York magazine about the powerful and mostly liberal Democrats who bent the rules on behalf of an ambitious, self-promoting young Donald Trump and his…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
? In case you hadn’t noticed, corporate reform has failed. It is dying. Only money keeps it going. Its true believers know it is dead but they are paid handsomely to pretend there…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
? Assessment experts Judith Singer and Henry Braun wrote an article for Science warning about the risks of misusing the results of international tests. The article is behind a paywall, and I don’t…

Originally posted on janresseger:
Across West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Arizona and Colorado, school teachers have been striking all spring to call attention to their miserably low salaries and consequent teacher shortages in their states. Teachers have also been showing us…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Politico has a brief roundup of the 2018 teacher actions: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=42211ea26a63ff96a6a173ebf69fc016555c413b9e45a65e332b1e79da7b4d7986f9937834dc8a6fc4ecbdd0a7304a90 TEACHER STRIKES – A GUIDE TO THE SPRING UPRISING: A free lunch and retail-store discounts await educators in honor of National Teacher…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Bloomberg News reports that the U.S. Department of Labor has proposed reducing regulations that prevent teens from working in dangerous jobs. The Labor Department plans to unwind decades-old youth labor protections by allowing…