Monthly Archives: March 2023

When Kids with Diabilities Accept Vouchers, They Abandon Their Rights — Diane Ravitch’s blog

A reader named JCGrim posted an important fact about vouchers: Voucher schools are not required to comply with the federal law that protects the rights of students with disabilities. Vouchers are a backdoor scheme to make kids with disabilities disappear. … Continue reading

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Florida: Stand Up to the Big Bully Ron DeSantis! — Diane Ravitch’s blog

I had the pleasure of speaking by Zoom to a meeting of the Pastors for Florida Children. The event was reported by Baptist Global News. The morning session was also addressed by Baptist minister and retired Arkansas Judge Wendell Griffen. … Continue reading

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Florida: Legislators Plan to Lower Age to Buy Guns from 21 to 18 — Diane Ravitch’s blog

After the massacre of students and teachers at Parkland High School in 2018, the Florida legislature raised the age for buying a gun from 18 to 21. That decision was just upheld by a federal appeals court. However, the Florida … Continue reading

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Response to Developing a Thriving Teacher Workforce in Texas

Below are the eight points of emphasis identified by report produced by The Texas Education Agency titled “Developing a Thriving Teacher Workforce in Texas” and compiled by Teacher Vacancy Task Force. I found most of it to be the same … Continue reading

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