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Diane Ravitch on the disaster that is NCLB: school closures, non-stop testing, &…

January 10, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Diane Ravitch on the disaster that is NCLB: school closures, non-stop testing, & privatization. We must safeguard our public schools — they’re heart of our communities.NCLB: The Death Star of American Educationblogs.edweek.orgWhen I spoke at Stanford …

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Troubled LGBT-bullying/suicide cluster MN school district Anoka-Hennepin drops "…

January 10, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Troubled LGBT-bullying/suicide cluster MN school district Anoka-Hennepin drops “neutrality” policy re human sexuality (said to contribute to anti-gay climate). MN governor’s citizen panel to end bullying still being formed. cc Minnesota School Boards A…

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Guardian UK report: TX school police who issue misdemeanor tickets & fines to ki…

January 10, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Guardian UK report: TX school police who issue misdemeanor tickets & fines to kids for minor classroom infractions, thus filling the “schools to prison pipeline.” Troubling when you combine this with racial disparities and the high incidence of learnin…

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"Hacker apprenticeships": a temporary response to the need for skilled high-tech…

January 10, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

“Hacker apprenticeships”: a temporary response to the need for skilled high-tech labor, or symptom of a more permanent gap in what should be taught in high schools and community colleges?What Hacker Apprenticeships Tell Us About the Future of Education…

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To work w/children from high-poverty backgrounds, often subjected to emotional &…

January 10, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

To work w/children from high-poverty backgrounds, often subjected to emotional & other traumas, is itself traumatic & exhausting. How do teachers in high-poverty schools cope? Do we ask too much of them and not provide enough support or resources? Coul…

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There are twenty-three candidates running to fill former Congressman Xavier Bacerra’s seat in Congressional District 34 in Southern California. (Bacerra is currently the state’s Attorney General, replacing Kamala Harris, who, after November 8, 2016, became our US Senator.) Election Day is Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. You can find your polling […]

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Next #DemDebate MUST Include K-12 Education Policy

The next #DemDebate is scheduled for the important primary state of Iowa on November 14, 2015. It’ll be broadcast by CBS in partnership with the Des Moines Register. Professor Julian Vasquez Heilig is leading the call for the families of 50 million students K-12 across the nation and the communities they live in to have […]

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