Central Texas parents opt their kids out of standardized testing they say is ruining their kids' schooling.Educators, parents fight testing system | KXAN.comwww.kxan.comIt is the middle of testing season for Central Texas students, and the fight o…
Archives for May 8, 2012
Parenting.com and the National Education Association invite you to participate i…
Parenting.com and the National Education Association invite you to participate in the My Amazing Teacher video project. Which teacher changed your life?My Amazing Teacherwww.parenting.comJoin Parenting and the National Education Association in honoring…
RIP to a children's literature icon. Thank you for your whimsical, fantastical s…
RIP to a children's literature icon. Thank you for your whimsical, fantastical stories & illustrations that sparked the imagination of millions of children, and for the love of reading it gave rise to.Maurice Sendak, Children’s Author, Dies …
Too late for the Our Children, Our Future revenue-raising initiative to be combi…
Too late for the Our Children, Our Future revenue-raising initiative to be combined w/Gov Brown's initiative. But not too late for Gov Brown to remove the mutual exclusion clauses from his initiative should Munger's measure prevail in Novembe…
Pearson = Goldman Sachs-like "vampire squid" of education. Monopolies make mocke…
Pearson = Goldman Sachs-like "vampire squid" of education. Monopolies make mockery of the open bid process. The United States of Pearson?dianeravitch.netEver since the debacle of Pineapplegate, it is widely recognized by everyone other than t…
MUST READ: a fabulous critique that uses clever references to Lewis Carroll to e…
MUST READ: a fabulous critique that uses clever references to Lewis Carroll to eviscerate data-driven "ed reform" pushed by the Gates Foundation. LIKE.Going Down the Rabbit Hole: The Mad World of Bill Gates and Pearson Publishinglivingbehindt…