Archives for March 19, 2012

Imagine Schools are a multi-state charter chain with a history of dodgy, lucrative lease-back (kickback) real estate deals — now partnered with Teach For America. The Walmartization of public ed? McSchools?Teach for America’s new partnership with la…

A parent of a gay child talks about how she discusses his sexual orientation with other parents: "It lets them think about how they are going to talk to their kids before the conversation actually happens. And it has led to some wonderfully open a…

Librotraficante — freeing books about Chicano/Latino history & culture from "illegality" — is on a road trip! In New Mexico now.The Libro-Traficante Caravan Hits The Roadwww.newstaco.comBy Belinda Acosta Librotraficante Caravan: Day 3 

Romney: "put kids first" & teachers unions behind. Translation: beat up more on teachers, leaving kids behind.Mitt Romney Pledges To Push Back Against Teachers Unionswww.huffingtonpost.comMitt Romney has pledged to push back against teach…

Another case of projection, in which folks who celebrate the bigoted ravings of Rush Limbaugh overlap with folks who claim the study of Chicano literature fosters "racial resentment." Despite an independent consultant who found that students …

Do low-performing charters get a pass? Can parents use a "trigger" law to shut down a poorly-run charter? Interesting questions prompted by Amy Wilkins' piece in this NYT back-and-forth on the "parent trigger" laws being consid…

So-called "parent triggers" can't seem to pass the astroturfing test in CA. Why the rush to implement in other states? Profit too tempting? Why are other innovative public school solutions never suggested — community schools, or magnets…

It helps to know what you're talking about. Reality…try it! :)Wall PhotosThis is why we should value education. –mad