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6 Concerns: Are “Community Schools” Paving the Way for School Choice and Digital Instruction?

February 22, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

Here is how the Coalition of Community Schools defines their concept of community schools. A community school is both a place and a set of partnerships between the school and other community resources. Its integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development and community engagement leads to improved student learning, stronger […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Brick-and-Mortar Schools, Chamber of Commerce, Community chools, Data Collection, Denver Public Schools, Empower Schools, Every Student Succeeds Act, Luminary Learning Network, Mobile Libraries, Pay for Success, Relay Graduate School of Education, School Choice, Social Impact Bonds, Teach for America, Teacher Involvement, teachers, Technology, The Gates Family Foundation

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

SAT Scores Damned Public Schools and Teachers for Years—Why a Facelift NOW?

March 7, 2014 By Nancy Bailey 3 Comments

We’re told the SAT needs a facelift to level the playing field and make the test more relevant for disadvantaged students. Whoa! Let’s rewind that tape a bit shall we? The SAT has been used for years to damn public schools and teachers who were unjustly accused for not preparing all students well enough for […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chamber of Commerce, charter schools, Chester E. Finn, college and career ready, Common Core, David Coleman, disadvantaged students, Jr., KIPP, Leaders and Laggards, Michelle Rhee, more time in school, New SAT, parents, public schools, SAT, standardized testing, teachers, The College Board, William Bennett

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lauranbowmanLaura Bowman@lauranbowman·
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Cherry-picking data to undermine schools 90% of us send our kids to & privatize for profit. Way to further demoralize an already beaten-down workforce & push for EVEN MORE standardized testing & data collection. Nothing new & exciting. Sounds so very dreary/ punitive/out-of-touch https://twitter.com/roanoketimes/status/1527313907034910721

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Virginia's K-12 school performance is backsliding due to reduced expectations for students and schools and a lack of transparency, resulting in widening achievement gaps, according to a critical new assessment from Virginia's superintendent of publi… https://roanoke.com/news/state-and-regional/youngkin-administration-report-finds-alarming-trends-in-virginias-k-12-performance/article_2e6f32bb-878b-5d05-b900-9b6ce2b41860.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

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cherkiesCheri Kiesecker@cherkies·
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Interesting. Wonder how the USDOE Office of Edtech will incorporate FTC's new COPPA policy statement. "Students must be able to do their schoolwork without surveillance by companies"
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The Office of EdTech is updating its national edtech plan, the strategy document outlining how technology is used in U.S. education @OfficeofEdTech https://edscoop.com/national-edtech-plan-2022-refresh/

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plthomasEdDPaul Thomas@plthomasEdD·
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Media and Political Misreading of Reading (Again): NYC Edition http://radicalscholarship.com/2022/05/19/media-and-political-misreading-of-reading-again-nyc-edition/

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NancyEBailey1Nancy E. Bailey@NancyEBailey1·
18 May

@PennBat I worry that many students with disabilities will miss out on inclusion classes with their non-disabled peers with vouchers. The best they will find are segregated charters or private schools that only focus on the disability.

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PennBatPA BATs R Pro Charter Reform@PennBat·
18 May

1. You lost
2. Where are the Special Ed students supposed to go when all the public schools are gone and voucher schools won't accept them?

"School Choice" isn't for ALL kids. Anyone who says it is, is full of 💩 https://twitter.com/DeAngelisCorey/status/1513571301155348481

Corey A. DeAngelis@DeAngelisCorey

@RepKrajewski the money doesn't belong to the government schools.

education funding is meant for educating children, not for protecting a particular institution.

we should fund students, not systems.

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