Category: Wisdom
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The Senate tied 50-50 on the confirmation vote for Betsy DeVos. Vice President Pence cast the deciding vote. For more on DeVos click here. https://www.c-span.org/video/?423651-1/us-senate-vote-betsy-devos-nomination-gets-underway
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The extent to which special student populations (ELL, Special Education and Economically Disadvantaged) gain access to charter schools is understudied. The new study Separate and Unequal?: The Problematic Segregation of Special Populations in Charter Schools Relative to Traditional Public Schools utilizes state, district, and local level data to understand the enrollment of high-need special populations in charter schools compared…
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During School Choice Week a white Texas governor tried to convince the public that school choice, including school vouchers, are civil rights. However, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organizations appears to disagree with that premise by formally opposing Betsy DeVos, the school choice queen, for US Secretary of Education. (For more on Betsy DeVos click here). It…
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No I will not contribute to an organization that still continues to oppress students, communities, corps members, and public education. Source: TFA Wants My Money: Why I said “NO!”
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Recently I had my first opportunity to visit the beautiful state of Maine to give the Brodie Lecture at Bowdoin College. Before I get to the serious stuff, I’d like to share some of the photos from the visit. During the Brodie lecture, I sought to address the issue of educational injustice, especially for students living in…
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