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Why the Education Reformers Worry about Special Education

March 30, 2014 By Nancy Bailey 9 Comments

Posted on November 12, 2013 with updated changes by Nancy Bailey I heard someone, a parent or teacher, blurt out at an informal education meeting that education reformers are afraid of special education. I think that person is right. Many of those currently in charge of condemning public schools don’t understand anything about students with […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Andrea Rediske, Common Core, education reform, Ethan's Bill, Florida, high-stakes testing, privatization, special education, Students with Disabilities

Could it End High-Stakes Testing?—The Bizarre Practice of Irrelevant Testing of Students with Severe Disabilities

March 4, 2014 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

Could the odd practice of using high-stakes testing to test students with severe disabilities put an end to America’s obsession with high-stakes testing overall? There is nothing that speaks to individual differences more than students like Ethan Rediske. America may have lost Ethan, but his mom, Andrea Rediske, and Orange County Public School board member […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Andrea Rediske, assessment, Common Core, Florida Deparment of Education, high-stakes testing, irrelevant testing, Mrs. Pamela Stewart, Rick Roach, special education, students with severe disabilities

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Why Teachers Might Still Not Believe It’s Safe to Return to In-Person School - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/02/28/why-teachers-might-still-not-believe-its-safe-to-return-to-in-person-school/?fbclid=IwAR14bd5eaym9PN2qDzhqpzQeqW6XEam59yHB5fhFL7flRL2eT86Y0Nl8Ke8 on @NancyEBailey1

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Standardized testing is a pillar of systemic racism.

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sampsongregoryGregory Sampson@sampsongregory·
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@NancyEBailey1 @CNN @CDCgov @CDCDirector When did this stop being a district's responsibility? When did districts get off the hook for inspecting classrooms and checking on ventilation? Especially during a pandemic when airborne transmission of disease is the primary risk.

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1 Mar

To add to this, "accelerated" seems to be the new buzzword during the pandemic which is even MORE ridiculous.

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What if we recognized that child development CANNOT be accelerated? Would we then stop pushing children to do things before they're developmentally equipped to do them? #ece #ecechat #earlyed #kinderchat #parenting #AskingWhatIf

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susanohaSusan Ohanian@susanoha·
1 Mar

A lot of us teachers, current & retired, wish the NY Times would start by checking how many schools have windows that open. https://twitter.com/ssteven2/status/1366381583641501697

Sara Stevenson@ssteven2

via @NYTimes These are just amazing. Still, indoors is dangerous. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/02/26/science/reopen-schools-safety-ventilation.html?referringSource=articleShare

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