...[B]efore IDEA, before the Department of Education existed. State and local schools did not educate these kids; they barred them from the classrooms. These kids [with disabilities] were … Read More
Privatization Parallels for National Parks and Public Schools
Over the years, with the push for school privatization, Americans have increasingly given up ownership of their public schools. Likewise, we're in jeopardy of losing access to national parks and land … Read More
What a Difference Teachers Could Make With $45 Million!
President Donald Trump will hold a military parade on his birthday, costing approximately $45 million, claiming it’s for the 250th birthday of the Army and Flag Day. This money might not seem like … Read More
Chall’s Missing STAGES OF READING DEVELOPMENT in the Science of Reading
In a sense, each teacher adds by putting a brick upon another brick in a child's reading development. And together all build a great structure. ~Jeanne S. Chall, Stages of Reading Development … Read More
High School Career Push: For Whom and For What?
Are public school students pushed into aligning their futures with career and technical education (CTE) instead of college to fit business needs, or college instead of CTE? Career education has been … Read More