It’s time to restructure the US Department of Education
Two of our constitutional amendments played an important role in public education. In 1791, the 10th Amendment stated, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, … Continue reading
Common Core Standards: Ten Colossal Errors
This article was written by Anthony Cody and first published in Education Week in November, 2013 and then reposted on his blog Living in Dialogue. Common Core Standards: Ten Colossal … Continue reading
i REFUSE !…the Common Core Standards
From the Long Island Press: ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It!’ Thousands of Long Island Students Opt-Out of Common Core Testing New York State United Teachers union President Richard Ianuzzi blasts … Continue reading
We ARE winning. Here’s the scorecard
From the Network for Public Education: Top Ten “Why We Will Win” Stories of 2014 At the 1st annual conference of the Network for Public Education in Austin, Texas in March, NPE … Continue reading
10 Reasons why the city’s Preschool for All Proposition 1B is not a good idea
On face value, Initiative 1B appears to be a proposal with great promise but it’s the details, or lack thereof, that is of greatest concern to me. If Initiative 1B passes, then … Continue reading
The big fail of Common Core Standards
In the state of Washington, the math standards have been lowered by accepting the Common Core Standards. Before the state legislature even knew what the new standards would be, the … Continue reading
Seattle pushes back on Common Core Standards and high-stakes testing
The Battle for Seattle continues. Please submit this resolution, modified for your district, for adoption at the March 9th Democratic district caucuses, specifically the legislative district chair. The deadline for submissions is … Continue reading
The facts about the Common Core Standards
The State of Washington signed on to administer the Common Core Standards in our schools with approval of the ed reform Bill 6696. That means that there will be new … Continue reading
Legislative Alert: HB 2133 Student Privacy Bill: Contact the House Education Committee now
Update: January 22, 2013 House Bill 2133 for Student Privacy has been pulled from Executive Session for revisions and will be rescheduled for a committee vote next week. Stay tuned. What is … Continue reading
Testimony regarding Race to the Top funds for Seattle and student privacy
The following is testimony that I will be giving at the Seattle School Board meeting on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 regarding the approval of Race to the Top funding that … Continue reading
The Weekly Update: Money, power and corruption; Gates is not so sure his ideas will work…but, oh well; TFA, Inc cashes in again and more
Corruption kills. This post is dedicated to Laporshia Massey. From Parents United for Public Education in Philadelphia: Her name is Laporshia Massey and our hearts are breaking Our hearts are breaking … Continue reading
The Road Map Project, Race to the Top, Bill Gates and your student’s privacy
The Road Map Project, Race to the Top, Bill Gates, a national data bank, Wireless Gen…and FERPA? One of the deals that we made with the devil when it came … Continue reading
