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mediamattersforamerica: The members of Mitt Romney’s campaign...
mediamattersforamerica: The members of Mitt Romney’s campaign who work for Fox News: Elaine Chao, John Bolton, Walid Phares, and Pete SnyderGet the Full Rundown.
View ArticleWhat's Happening in Chicago Right Now: A Note to My Former Students in Los...
jbizzle329: From the Huffington Post Series - State of CPS I think that it’s important that I share a bit about what’s happening in Chicago right now. For the past two days, Chicago teachers have...
View Article"The city of Fallujah remains under siege. Not from U.S. troops, but from a...
“The city of Fallujah remains under siege. Not from U.S. troops, but from a deluge of birth defects that have plagued families since the use of depleted uranium and white phosphorus by U.S. forces in...
View Article"The graduation rate for RSD students with disabilities is less than half of...
“The graduation rate for RSD students with disabilities is less than half of the overall graduation rate.” - Special Education in New Orleans Public Schools | Southern Poverty Law Center
View Article"In the 2008-09 school year, RSD schools suspended nearly 30% of all students...
“In the 2008-09 school year, RSD schools suspended nearly 30% of all students with disabilities — a rate that is 63% higher than the state average.” - Special Education in New Orleans Public Schools |...
View Article"The last sentence is where the truth comes home to roost: We must believe...
“The last sentence is where the truth comes home to roost: We must believe that parenting is the most rewarding, the hardest, and the most important thing we will ever do. Because if we don’t believe...
View Article"My 8-year-old son is completely blind, has autism and is developmentally...
“My 8-year-old son is completely blind, has autism and is developmentally delayed. The Recovery School District told us about specific schools that would be appropriate for our son but when we tried to...
View Article"From what I could see, the school didn’t understand that our son was special...
“From what I could see, the school didn’t understand that our son was special — that he had autism. One of the things the school principal made known to us was they were going to treat him just like a...
View Article"Until Teach for America becomes committed to training lifetime educators and...
“Until Teach for America becomes committed to training lifetime educators and raises the length of service to five years rather than two, I will not allow TFA to recruit in my classes. The idea of...
View Article"A lot of how you learn to teach is by teaching,” she said. Maltzman started...
““A lot of how you learn to teach is by teaching,” she said. Maltzman started teaching in Camden, N.J., alongside a new graduate from education school. “I had as much or more knowledge,” she said.” -...
View Article"In 2004, the Mathematica Policy Research group reported that students taught...
“In 2004, the Mathematica Policy Research group reported that students taught by Teach for America recruits topped their peers in math and equaled them in reading. Teach for America cites that study as...
View Article"The GERM model seeks to emulate the free market, by treating parents as...
“The GERM model seeks to emulate the free market, by treating parents as consumers and students as products, with teachers as compliant workers who are expected to obey orders and follow scripts....
View Article"The corporate reformers believe that entrepreneurship will unleash a new era...
“The corporate reformers believe that entrepreneurship will unleash a new era of innovation and creativity, but it seems mostly to have unleashed canny entrepreneurs who seek higher test scores by any...
View Article"Schools of education are held in low esteem within the university system....
“Schools of education are held in low esteem within the university system. Online universities now award the largest numbers of master’s degrees in education. The teaching profession in the United...
View ArticleFor those people who think pretending someone isn't black (or gay or female...
For those people who think pretending someone isn't black (or gay or female or trans* or disabled) is actually a good thing, psychologists would like to have a word with you: crankyduojar: Because this...
View Articlelandbeforethyme: What [Valenti’s] saying is correct, but only when...
landbeforethyme: What [Valenti’s] saying is correct, but only when applied to wealthier women. Being a parent isn’t *the* hardest job when you make $200,000 a year and your children will always have...
View Article"As for New Orleans, it is the poster child of the corporate reformers...
“As for New Orleans, it is the poster child of the corporate reformers because the public school system and the teachers’ union were wiped out by Hurricane Katrina. Now about 70 percent of the students...
View ArticleThe False Promise of Back-to-School Commercials
The False Promise of Back-to-School Commercials: luipaardjack: From the comments: If you asked scientists to design the worst possible system to educate masses of young people, they would come up with...
View ArticleJudge caught growing 40 weed plants, only gets 30 days in jail
Judge caught growing 40 weed plants, only gets 30 days in jail: stfuconservatives:supersoygrrrl:copsdoingcopthings: This is how the criminal’s justice system works. “A judge in Virginia has been...
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afroboheme: Poverty rates are higher for women than men. Women...
afroboheme: Poverty rates are higher for women than men. Women are poorer than men in all racial and ethnic groups. Black and Latina women face particularly high rates of poverty. Only a quarter of...
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