“Schools of the Future” and Other Scams to Monetize Your Child
Do you feel it? The future is coming. There it is hovering just over the horizon. You squint your eyes trying to get a quick peak before it arrives. But that rarely works. By the […]
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Pity the Corporate School Reformers
It’s gotta’ be tough to be a corporate school reformer these days. Betsy DeVos is Education Secretary. Donald Trump is President. Their entire Koch Brothers-funded, ALEC-written agenda is national policy. But their stripes are showing – big time. […]
Trump Says Our Schools are “Flush with Cash!?” They’re Falling Apart!
Donald Trump lies. If you haven’t learned that yet, America, you’ve got four more cringe-inducing years to do so. Even in his inaugural address, he couldn’t help but let loose a whooper about US public […]
The Racists Roots and Racist Indoctrination of School Choice
“Simple justice requires that public funds, to which all taxpayers of all races contribute, not be spent in any fashion which encourages, subsidizes, or results in racial discrimination.” – President John F. Kennedy […]
Why Schools Should NOT Be Run Like Businesses
America loves business. We worship the free market. Nothing is more infallible – not reason, not morals, not even God. Money is the true measure of success – the more you have, the better a […]
What Diane Ravitch Means To Me
Am I crazy? That’s what many of us had been wondering before we read Diane Ravitch. As teachers, parents and students, we noticed there was something terribly wrong with our national education policy. The Emperor […]
Standardized Tests Have Always Been About Keeping People in Their Place
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Steven Singer’s GadflyOnTheWallBlog. Check out his great work documenting the attacks on public education and the teachers, parents, and students who are fighting back. Check out all his work […]
Blinded by Pseudoscience: Standardized Testing is Modern Day Eugenics
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Steven Singer’s GadflyOnTheWallBlog. Check out his great work documenting the attacks on public education and the teachers, parents, and students who are fighting back. Check out all his work […]