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Speak Up, from the Cartoon Network, and the indie documentary Bully both screen…

March 17, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Speak Up, from the Cartoon Network, and the indie documentary Bully both screen soon. Watch with your kids, and TALK about it. Two Documentaries on Bullying Take Different Approachesparenting.blogs.nytimes.comIn "Speak Up," victims of bullyin…

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Speak Up, from the Cartoon Network, and the indie documentary Bully screen soon….

March 17, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Speak Up, from the Cartoon Network, and the indie documentary Bully screen soon. Watch with your kids, and TALK about it. Two Documentaries on Bullying Take Different Approachesparenting.blogs.nytimes.comIn "Speak Up," victims of bullying sha…

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MUST READ: How the Shock Doctrine dismantles public education: districts starved…

March 17, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

MUST READ: How the Shock Doctrine dismantles public education: districts starved for funds sign away important self-governance & other rights, & also allow charters free reign, in exchange for money from corporate philanthropists to dictate &qu…

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Differences in generation, race, culture, & SES pull at unity within a given NYC…

March 17, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Differences in generation, race, culture, & SES pull at unity within a given NYC school's PTA. Is this also true elsewhere? What say you?At the PTA, Clashes Over Cupcakes and Culturewww.nytimes.comCulture clashes in parent-teacher groups are i…

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Via SUPPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS: "ALEC (Amer Legislative Exchange Council) is writing…

March 17, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Via SUPPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS: "ALEC (Amer Legislative Exchange Council) is writing (and through their $$$$$) passing legislation. ALEC marketing tips: Outsource evaluations of schools to organizations that want to privatize. Also make sure you name …

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Powerful personal essay by an ESL teacher who rejects what standardized tests me…

March 17, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Powerful personal essay by an ESL teacher who rejects what standardized tests measure, because they hardly begin to capture the entirety of who her students are, what they're capable of, and the relationship she shares with them. Stand up for bril…

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Says Sarah-Ji Fotógrafa: "Tabares’ biggest funder is Stand for Children, a group…

March 17, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Says Sarah-Ji Fotógrafa: "Tabares’ biggest funder is Stand for Children, a group with an anti-union slant on school reform, which has plowed nearly $50,000 into her campaign. The political arm of the Republican-leaning Illinois Chamber of Comme…

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The DOE: lacks courage of its convictions (if it has any), completely led by cor…

March 17, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

The DOE: lacks courage of its convictions (if it has any), completely led by corporatist philanthropic interests, no leadership on articulating a vision for American education, passive where initiative's needed, and content to fund and chase after…

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