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The Stealth Campaign Against Public Schools and the Public Space

March 25, 2017 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

Sheila posted this exactly two years ago and her words are still stunning. The post has been  recirculating and I wanted to highlight it. Many thanks to Sheila Resseger for her passionate and pointed writing. By Sheila Resseger, M.A. Instead of seeing these children for the blessings that they are, we are measuring them only […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ACT, ALEC, Bill Gates, Chamber of Commerce, Common Core, Democrats for Education Reform, PARCC, Race to the Top, SAT, SBAC

The Stealth Campaign Against Public Schools and the Public Space

March 25, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 1 Comment

By Sheila Resseger, M.A. Instead of seeing these children for the blessings that they are, we are measuring them only by the standard of whether they will be future deficits or assets for our nation’s competitive needs.  Jonathan Kozol Our children, our families, our neighborhoods, our public schools, and our democracy itself have become pawns […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: ACT, ALEC, Bill Gates, Chamber of Commerce, Common Core, Democrats for Education Reform, PARCC, Race to the Top, SAT, SBAC

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I understand not wanting to, being able to, or feeling it is a burden to buy your children school supplies.

I get it. Don’t blame the teachers though. They don’t want you to have to buy them and they sure as hell shouldn’t have to buy them all either.

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