Two more schools join the Seattle MAP test boycott and USDOE study on the MAP gives it a failing grade
…and the Washington Education Association Assembly has voted to support the boycott. Ingraham High School and Thornton Creek Elementary have joined the MAP test boycott which brings the … Continue reading
The Weekly Update: The Parent Trigger- “It’s a scam”, the charter school waiting list scam in Chicago and elsewhere, the Common Core Standards dumped by the RNC and more
First piece of news is that I’ve been published. Yes, it’s a teeny tiny chapter in a book with some heavy hitters but still, I have something to brag about … Continue reading
CISPA: Why it’s not a good idea, at all
Corporations and Congress with members who receive big bucks to promote and protect their business interests along with corporate/military interests, tried to push through legislation that would allow a … Continue reading
The Opt Out Update: Protests planned in Chicago and Colorado this week as the Opt Out Movement continues to grow and Louisiana opts out of the Common Core Standards
Bush, Obama focus on standardized testing leads to ‘opt-out’ parents’ movement A decade into the school accountability movement, pockets of resistance to standardized testing are sprouting up around the country, … Continue reading
The Opt Out Update: Portland students plan to walk out of test, Tennessee lawmakers want to starve children for not doing well on tests, really, student data collection “unnecessary and Orwellian” and the push back gains momentum
When will the corporate ed reform madness end? Melissa Harris Perry Slams Lawmakers Who Want to Tie Welfare Benefits to Student Grades Parents who receive TANF benefits would see their … Continue reading
Lisa Macfarlane with WA DFER wins the Walton Award for privatization.
According to the PR Newswire, Lisa Macfarlane, formerly with the League of Education Voters (LEV) and now Director of Washington State Education Reform Now/Democrats for Education Reform (DFER), received a … Continue reading
The Weekly Update: Chicago, Atlanta and the Twin Cities, all victims of corporate reform and Diane Ravitch shares her thoughts
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel with the help of Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd Bennett who has connections with the Broad Foundation, Gates and all things corporate, is moving right … Continue reading
No reprimand for the MAP boycotting teachers in Seattle
Excerpts from the Scrap the MAP website: Superintendent Banda promised that teachers who boycotted the MAP test would be disciplined, but because of the overwhelming solidarity from around the nation, … Continue reading
Closing Schools: Why it’s not a good idea
There are two ALEC style education bills that Washington State Senator Steve Litzow sponsored, SB5328 and SB 5329. The first bill would grade schools and the second bill would either … Continue reading
The Opt Out Update: More parents around the country are opting their students out of high stakes testing and the issue of student privacy rights is front and center
First, we’ll begin with why parents are opting their children out of high stakes testing. Blind, severely disabled boy forced to take standardized test Rick called me a few days … Continue reading
The Weekly Update: The good news the ed reformers don’t want you to hear, following the money of corporate reform, testing, the Common Core Standards and how it all relates
So much news, so little time. First, the good news from edushyster: The Great Deception How to convince the public to abandon the wishy-washy notion of education for all in … Continue reading
The Opt Out Update: Nationwide
The opt out movement has caught hold around the country. In New York: School board blasts excessive testing The Greenville School Board on Monday railed against the excessive amount of … Continue reading
