Meet the New Boss (Sir Michael Barber)…Same As the Old Boss (Marc Tucker)
This guest post comes to us from Missouri Education Watchdog. Education Reform: We “won’t get fooled again”…or will we? Who is Sir Michael Barber from England and why is he directing educational...
View ArticleCommon Core Is An Insult to Everything Dr. King and President Lincoln Ever...
by C.E. White This past week, President Obama was sworn into office as the 45th President of the United States of America. As a history teacher, I was elated to learn he would be placing his hand on...
View ArticleSupport Alabama in Anti-Common Core Fight. It is NOT an “island” Withdrawing...
by Gretchen Logue of Missouri Education Watchdog From CE White in Alabama: As you may know, Alabama has two identical bills to repeal Common Core. House Bill 254 and Senate Bill 190. There is a public...
View Article#COMMONCORE DOLLARS DESTROY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADHD KIDS
This is a guest post from Karen Schroeder, President of Advocates for Academic Freedom. Corporations buying into the federal healthcare data system using huge profits made from creating federal tests...
View ArticleCombat Diaries #3: SENT INTO BATTLE WITHOUT A GUN
This is the third entry in Dana R. Casey’s Combat Diaries series. This morning I climbed four flights of stairs to start my school day. The climb is a struggle, not just because I am not in the shape...
View ArticleThe Big Business Behind Public School Testing
3 minute interview by Glenn Beck of a former teacher who is speaking out. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1sL_Ps5jZ4 Related posts: Schools for Subversion: How Public Education Lays the Foundation for...
View ArticleWASTED FUNDS AND FAILING SCHOOLS
Guest post by Dana R. Casey. As reported on TownHall.com “The public schools in Washington, D.C., spent $29,349 per pupil in the 2010-2011 school year, according to the latest data from National Center...
View ArticleJUST HOW BIG IS PEARSON? WELL…PRETTY BIG
I don’t believe in big government, and I especially don’t believe in big government and big business colluding. Many on the political left often blindly attack big businesses. In the context of...
View ArticleA Request from Dana R. Casey for Material for Her New Book
I am a veteran high school English teacher with more than two decades in an east coast urban school system. I’ve taught in some of the best schools and some of the worst, and I can tell you...
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